Power Direct vs ExpressNS+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Power Direct
This app connects drivers with intermodal freight opportunities. It facilitates load sharing, document uploads, and payment tracking within a single platform.
- Find intermodal freight
- Share load information
- Upload proof of delivery
- Track payments
- Manage documentation
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Power Direct helps drivers find intermodal freight, share information about loads, upload proof of delivery and documentation, and track payments all in one place.
ExpressNS+
This app streamlines intermodal facility procedures for drivers, offering features like pre-gate information submission, location visuals, and electronic receipt access. It aims to reduce gate times and improve overall terminal efficiency with a modern user interface and advanced integrations.
- Submit Pre-Gate Information
- Visuals of Parking & Pick up Locations
- Search by Reservation Number or Equipment ID
- Electronic J1 Receipts
- Submit Bad Order Information
- Report equipment damages using camera
- QR Code Scanning for Reduced Gate Time
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ExpressNS+™ is the next generation mobile application created by Norfolk Southern to make the Ingate, Outgate, On-Terminal, and Pre-Gate procedures to our intermodal facilities easier for Intermodal Drivers. The legacy app has been migrated to a new more advanced platform with updates to the application’s user interface, improved user experience, as well as more modern and forward-looking features & integrations. Intermodal Drivers can perform the following functions using ExpressNS+™: * Submit Pre-Gate Information * Obtain Visuals of Parking & Pick up Locations * Search by Reservation Number or Equipment ID * Receive Electronic J1 Receipts * Submit Bad Order Information * Search Intermodal Equipment * Report equipment damages using camera Some immediate benefits you can expect from using ExpressNS+™ include: * Reduced Gate Time via QR Code Scanning * Streamlined Terminal Activity * Mobile Mission Management * Electronic J1 Receipts * Billing Errors and Availability Notifications * Visual Parking and Pick up Information * Unit Lookup by Reservation Number * Dispatcher Pre-Gate Entry via Web App For more information on ExpressNS+™, visit us at: www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/shipping-options/intermodal/express-ns.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Power Direct at 4.7 against ExpressNS+'s 1.9. Power Direct also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (433 vs 67). 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.
Power Direct holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power Direct has 433 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Power Direct's written reviews are positive against 0% of ExpressNS+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Power Direct | ExpressNS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (433 ratings) — better | 1.9 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 433 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMC Companies, LLC | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
Power Direct
ExpressNS+
Bugs and requests
Power Direct
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ExpressNS+
Reported bugs
30 issues- App unable to make account
- App is ridiculously slow, laggy and glitchy
- DVIR should not pop up after submit
- App takes forever to load
- Constantly crashing
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- Always freezes up when you need it
- Will log out while at terminal
- Take forever to bring info back up
- Keep loading and loading and loading
- Crashes all the time
- Impossible to load QR codes
- Freezes and glitches
- Too much loading for everything
- App says container is not available but it is
- Doesn’t pin point accurate or sometimes pin point isn’t even available
- Constantly loading just trying to navigate
- Completely broken
- Connection issues
- Can’t spot a box on new rows
- Constant bugs and crashes
- Issues with ingating
- Issues finding equipment at the rail
- Connection error 24/7
- Dropdown to select country and state won’t load
- User ID has been revoked after reinstall
- Unable to ingate, scat code stays blank
- Nothing shows up when dropping a trailer
- Drop down list for chassis drop off locations is blank
- Input box won’t calculate zero
- Remember Me option exposes DL number
Requested features
5 requests- Fix the app's slowness and lag
- Improve DVIR functionality
- Update iPhone version for container location updates
- Allow QR code check-in via phone
- Ensure zero values are recognized in input boxes
In-app purchases
Power Direct
No in-app purchases
ExpressNS+
No in-app purchases
