Transit: the clever app that facilitates transport and protects your data
Many of us have this strange habit of sometimes wanting to go from point A to point B without knowing the best way to achieve our ends. Urban nomads, we could even be tempted by the use of Google Maps but we would be very badly rewarded. Tracked at each of our steps, we would be in the sights of the American ogre who would analyze our journey to better target us with advertising. We remind you that at the start, we just innocently wanted to move. If we are not questioning the effectiveness of the app here, it is rather the extras that bother us, as is often the case with YouTube dads who spoil the mastery of their creations with a slightly too commercial vision of our data. We therefore propose today to put a spotlight on Transita lighter and less intrusive alternative.
Transit: ready for the big trip
Transit is an application developed by the company of the same name based in Montreal, Canada. It is our duty to lift the veil from the start on a reality: this app is not a global GPS! Do not ask him the route to go from Bordeaux to Lyon, it is not his function. She specializes in urban trips to more than 300 cities around the world, including 40 in France. The list goes from big cities like Paris, Lyon or Bordeaux, to other more modest ones like Vannes or Arles. The application allows you to calculate your route in the city by offering you priority mobility services such as buses, trams, metros as well as self-service bicycles or scooters.
The interface is very clear and you can even follow in real time on the map the transport you will have to take. This can allow you to really come to a stop at the best time and even run if you see you might miss it while walking. Sometimes you will even have information about the crowds in the transport you are going to take, given by other Transit users present in the latter. Good news for agoraphobes.
How full is your Metro bus? @transitapp will tell you. https://t.co/B0E52kEfaQ pic.twitter.com/8MiZke8WGs
— LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) August 13, 2020
Once the journey begins, Transit takes you by the hand and even warns you when you need to get off. A good initiative for those who might be afraid of getting lost in a city they don’t know well. The app will also give you information about network disruptions. And if you prefer to take a VTC, you will have offers directly in the app from Heetch, Uber and others.
The royal road
Transit can be used very well in its free form and nothing will really require you to checkout. However, there is a paid version, called “Royale”. A subscription is offered monthly for €2.99, or yearly for €17.99. For that price, you will have access to an app full of features. More lines appearing on the map, transit times, routes displayed in search results are among the most significant changes. You will also unlock more cosmetic items with 250 different icons and colors to customize the application to your image. You will even have a crown that will appear on your avatar.
The company recalls that it made this economic choice precisely so as not to have to go through the presence of advertisements or the sale of personal data. Transit has already seduced over 10 million users worldwide and it’s not for nothing. Note that the app is also available on iOS…
