UPGo vs NS Rating
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UPGo
Streamline your intermodal terminal arrivals. This app helps truck drivers pre-validate scheduled missions for Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals, ensuring you're cleared to in-gate upon arrival and avoiding gate delays. Currently supports drivers registered with the UIIA.
- Pre-validate scheduled missions
- Ensure clearance for in-gate
- Reduce gate delays
- Supports UIIA registered drivers
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UPGo allows truck drivers to pre-validate their scheduled missions to Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals. By pre-validating, you'll be ensured you're cleared to in-gate when you arrive. No more delays at the gate! Currently available only for drivers registered with the UIIA.
NS Rating
This app allows users to get shipping rates for Norfolk Southern. It enables rate inquiries, requests for new rates, and viewing past searches. Users can also favorite common searches for quick access.
- Perform rate inquiries
- Request new rates
- View historical rate searches
- Favorite searches
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Get rates for shipments with Norfolk Southern using the NS Rating mobile app. With the NS Rating app, you can: * Perform rate inquiries * Request new rates * View historical rate searches * Favorite searches for easy access to commonly searched rates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Rating at 5.0 against UPGo's 3.3. UPGo's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 5). 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.
NS Rating holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPGo has 59 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UPGo ships an update every 2 months, NS Rating every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UPGo | NS Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Union Pacific Railroad Company | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
UPGo
NS Rating
In-app purchases
UPGo
No in-app purchases
NS Rating
No in-app purchases
