Questions, answered.

On Android, get Transit Now from Google Play. That's V2, the app most people use. It covers the TTC, MBTA and AC Transit, and it's the one with the Wear OS watch app.

On iPhone, get Transit Now for TTC from the App Store. That's V3, rebuilt from the ground up in 2025. It covers the TTC.

Yes. Both apps are free to download and show ads. On Android, a one-time purchase removes the ads for good. See removing ads.

Transit Now is made for Toronto (TTC), Boston (MBTA) and the East Bay (AC Transit) on Android. The Android app's agency list also includes other cities that share their data through Umo, formerly NextBus.

The iPhone app covers the TTC. It doesn't cover the MBTA or AC Transit yet.

Brampton Transit, MiWay, YRT and GO Transit aren't supported.

Yes: Transit Now for TTC on the App Store. It's a new app, rebuilt from the ground up, and it works on iPad too. Here's what it does.

Transit Now Toronto is the original app from 2011, and it's still on Google Play. Today it runs V3, the same app as on iPhone, so it covers the TTC and doesn't have a watch app.

If you want the Wear OS app, or the MBTA or AC Transit, get Transit Now.

Yes, with Transit Now for Android (V2). The watch shows your favourites and nearby arrivals, and a live view of each stop with its alerts. You can also start tracking a bus on your phone from the watch.

Install Transit Now on your phone, then install it on your watch from Google Play. More about the watch app.

The watch app doesn't work with the iPhone app or with Transit Now Toronto.

No. On iPhone, when you track a bus, the countdown shows on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island instead.

Galaxy Watch 4 and newer run Wear OS, so they work. There's no app for other watches.

Transit Now combines official TTC data with live vehicle tracking and backup sources, so you still get an arrival time when one source is slow or down. How that works.

Arrival times are predictions. Traffic, detours and buses that turn back early can all change them, and no app gets them right 100% of the time. Most of the time they're spot on.

If a stop or route is often off, email me the stop and the time. It helps me find problems in the data.

On Android, when you open a stop's detailed arrivals, an asterisk means that time is based on the schedule, not on where the bus is right now. It usually means the bus is waiting at the end of the line (a layover) and hasn't left yet. Treat it as a rough guide.

Transit Now updates routes and stops automatically when the TTC publishes new data. A brand-new route or stop can take a little while to appear.

Still missing after that? Email support@transitnowapp.com with the route and stop number.

On Android, tap a vehicle on the map. The run number shows next to the route and vehicle number when it's known.

To see run numbers on the vehicle icons and search for a vehicle by run number, go to Settings › Favourites & more and turn on TTC operator mode.

Android: tap an arrival and choose to track it. Pick an alarm, a voice countdown, or both, and how many minutes before the bus you want to be told. The ding-dong plays at that time.

iPhone: tap the speaker on a route. Transit Now counts down out loud, “5 minutes,” “4 minutes,” then “Arriving now,” and keeps going when your phone is locked.

More about the voice countdown.

Some phones stop apps in the background to save battery, and that can cut off tracking. Transit Now only runs in the background while you're tracking a bus, so it's safe to let it.

1. Open your phone's Settings and go to Apps › Transit Now.
2. Tap Battery (or App battery usage).
3. Choose Unrestricted, or turn on Allow background usage.

The names differ a little between phones. Don't kill my app! has steps for each brand, including Samsung, Xiaomi and OnePlus.

Yes, on Android and iPhone. Tell Transit Now which bus you're on and where you're getting off, then share a live link to it. Whoever you send it to can watch it count down to your stop in their browser, no app needed. Step-by-step for both phones.

To show the stops around you the moment you open the app, and to put your closest favourites first. You can still search for stops without it.

For the things you ask for: alarms, the countdown while you're tracking a bus, and a heads-up before your stop. Without notifications, those can't reach you.

Only to import favourites saved in the old Transit Now Toronto app. If you don't need to import anything, you can say no.

Android: open the menu and tap Remove ads. It's a one-time purchase, about the price of a coffee, and it helps keep Transit Now going.

iPhone: there's no ad-free option yet.

Promo codes remove the ads in Transit Now for Android. Here's how to redeem one.

Transit Now restores your purchase the first time it opens on a new phone. If you still see ads, make sure the Play Store is signed in to the same Google account you paid with. Then open the menu in Transit Now and tap Remove ads. The app finds your purchase and turns the ads off.

Email support@transitnowapp.com. Transit Now is made by one person in Toronto, and I read every email.

If something's not working, please email me before leaving a low rating. I'm happy to work with you to fix it.

And if you like Transit Now, rating it on Google Play or the App Store and telling a friend really helps your local indie developer.