You're right - it's not intuitive. To set your work and home while logged in, click the person on the upper right and then the gear then edit home or work?
Re:Google Maps for iOS
by ghshephard on Thursday December 13, 2012 @01:11AM
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Bookmarks (while logged in) require you to find a location, and then slide-up to reveal the "save star". You use the slide-up option to "Share" and "Switch to street view" as well. If it's a business, the "Call" / Website / Zaggat(?) rating is available from slide up.
From a UI/UX perspective:
+ Fonts and text entry are great + Search speed and interface speed are fantastic
- The pull-out menu on the right (akin to a hamburger menu) feels a bit odd and it's not immediately clear as to what it does (they are layer toggles for traffic/transit routes/satellite) - I can't figure out how to bookmark my home or work addresses (whilst being logged in) - if there is a way it is not intuitive.