NS Rating vs Rail Tasker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Rail Tasker
This app streamlines on-the-job training for railroad businesses. It allows for real-time tracking of hands-on assessments, performance measurement, and detailed documentation of training progress and history.
- Document training observation ratings
- Assign individuals to checklists
- View task completion standards
- Track individual training progress
- View training history
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Rail Tasker helps railroad businesses manage hands-on training assessments and measure performance in real-time, so they can manage the process of on-the-job training and gain insight into field training. Use Rail Tasker to: · Document training observation ratings and comments · Assign an individual to a checklist · View task completion conditions and standards · Track an individual’s training progress · View an individual’s training history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Rating at 5.0 against Rail Tasker's 4.1. NS Rating also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Rail Tasker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). 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.
NS Rating holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
NS Rating ships an update every 4 months, Rail Tasker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NS Rating | Rail Tasker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norfolk Southern Corporation | Softlogix B.V. |
Customer experience
NS Rating
Rail Tasker
In-app purchases
NS Rating
No in-app purchases
Rail Tasker
No in-app purchases
