AskRail vs KWM Gutterman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AskRail
This app provides hazardous materials safety information for first responders dealing with rail incidents. It allows authorized personnel to query railcar contents and offers critical data for emergency response. Access to advanced features requires verification and railroad sponsorship.
- Hazardous materials safety information
- Rail incident support
- Query railcar contents
- Emergency response data
- First responder tool
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The AskRail app is a hazardous materials safety tool for first responders who are first on scene or directly support the first on scene in the event of a rail incident. Access to certain features, including the ability to query railcar contents based on an equipment number, is restricted to authorized personnel. To obtain authorization to use the restricted features, you must assert that you are a first responder, provide information about your emergency response agency, and identify a supervisor who can attest to your first responder duties. You also must obtain sponsorship from a Class I railroad. This process may take up to several weeks. AskRail is a collaborative effort among all North American Class I railroads, the Association of American Railroads, Railinc Corp., and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. For more information about AskRail please visit: www.askrail.us.
KWM Gutterman
This app provides essential information for gutter installers. It includes machine adjustment videos, a coil calculator, and tools to manage job material lists and customer details.
- Machine adjustment videos
- Coil calculator
- Job material list
- Customer information management
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KWM Gutterman is the No. 1 informational app for the gutter industry exclusively designed with the installer in-mind. Contains machine adjustment videos coil calculator and gutter job material list with the customers information at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KWM Gutterman at 5.0 against AskRail's 4.1. KWM Gutterman also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). AskRail's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KWM Gutterman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AskRail has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of AskRail's written reviews are positive against 100% of KWM Gutterman's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AskRail | KWM Gutterman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Association of American Railroads | KWM Gutterman Inc |
Customer experience
AskRail
KWM Gutterman
In-app purchases
AskRail
No in-app purchases
KWM Gutterman
No in-app purchases
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