RailPASS vs Mission Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RailPASS
Streamline your intermodal facility experience with this mobile application. Input shipment details in advance to bypass kiosks, track your assigned shipments, and update parking locations directly from your device. Save time and reduce gate entry friction.
- Expedited gate experience
- Pre-input shipment details
- Real-time shipment status
- Update parking location
- Reduce gate entry time
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RailPASS is a BNSF Railway mobile application designed to create an efficient and expedited gate experience for truck drivers who need to drop off, pick up or locate a shipment at a BNSF Intermodal Facility. From RailPASS, you can: • Input shipment details directly through the RailPASS app to avoid having to manually enter information at the intermodal facility kiosk. This feature will reduce time spent at the kiosk by eliminating screen requests and touches – cutting current entrance gate times by more than half. • Have up-to-date status information on shipments assigned to you once it is in your personalized "My Units" screen. • Update Parking: You will have the ability to update your assigned parking location directly through the RailPASS app eliminating the need to call your dispatcher or flag down a yard checker when there is an existing shipment in a designated spot.
Mission Sync
A mobile application designed to serve the trucking community. It provides a platform for truckers to connect and access relevant information.
- Trucker community platform
- Information for truckers
- Mobile application
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Mobile app for the truckers community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RailPASS at 3.2 against Mission Sync's 2.1. RailPASS also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Mission Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RailPASS holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 126 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of RailPASS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mission Sync's.
RailPASS ships an update every 2 months, Mission Sync every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RailPASS | Mission Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (126 ratings) — better | 2.1 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BNSF Railway | Keelson Management LLC |
Customer experience
RailPASS
Mission Sync
In-app purchases
RailPASS
No in-app purchases
Mission Sync
No in-app purchases
