The app offers users schedules and alerts for multiple modes of transportation where available, including bus and rail.

Transit was developed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Sam Vermette and Guillaume Campagna[2] with the goal of minimizing the need for individuals to own vehicles in cities.

[5] Transit is compatible with car-sharing and ride-hailing apps such as Uber, Lyft, Via, and Ola, along with multiple bike-share systems.

[8] In February 2019, the Transit app released an update that allows users to look up bus and train schedules for their whole city even without a data connection, or determine if a bike-sharing station has bikes available.

Transit has partnered with some public agencies in Canada and the United States to become their official or endorsed multimodal app.