Comparison

RailPASS vs Blume Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Expedited gate experience
  • Pre-input shipment details
  • Real-time shipment status
  • Update parking location
  • Reduce gate entry time
Features
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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.

About

Blume Connect

This app connects supply chain partners to book cargo capacity and track shipments globally. Receive real-time logistics updates and push alerts for at-risk orders, ensuring you're always informed about shipment status.

Highlights
  • Book cargo capacity
  • Track orders and shipments
  • Real-time logistics visibility
  • Shipment exception alerts
  • Request ocean bookings
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Blume Connect is the supply chain app for shippers that brings your partners together to book cargo capacity and track orders, items and freight shipments worldwide. Optional shipment exception push alerts will track and trace freight, notifying you if an important order is at risk of being late or early. Download the app to receive real-time logistics visibility updates from your trading partners for all orders and shipments. Blume Connect allows you to: 1. Be the first to know when an order is later or early 2. Track orders and shipments on your mobile device 3. View all active Orders, Bookings and Shipments on your mobile device 4. Receive push alerts for at-risk shipments 5. Request new ocean bookings and repeat old bookings

Screenshots

RailPASS4 screens
Blume Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blume Connect at 5.0 against RailPASS's 3.2. Blume Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RailPASS's advantage is ratings volume (130 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blume Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RailPASS has 130 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RailPASS versus Blume Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailPASSBlume Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (130 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings130 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBNSF RailwayRez 1, Inc

Customer experience

RailPASS

All ratings126 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative61.8%

Blume Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RailPASS

No in-app purchases

None

Blume Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RailPASS free?
RailPASS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blume Connect free?
Blume Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RailPASS or Blume Connect?
Blume Connect is rated higher. RailPASS averages 3.2 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Blume Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RailPASS or Blume Connect have ads?
Neither RailPASS nor Blume Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RailPASS or Blume Connect?
RailPASS ships an update every 2 months, and Blume Connect every 2 months. Most recently, RailPASS was updated on October 23, 2026 and Blume Connect on October 5, 2026.

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