TLS Mobile V2 vs ExpressNS+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TLS Mobile V2
Streamline customer interactions, paperwork, and driver payments with a mobile solution. Equip your drivers with iPhones or iPads to transform labor-intensive processes into efficient, time-saving operations.
- Customer perception transformation
- Paperwork management
- Customer invoicing
- Driver payment processing
- Mobile driver application
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
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Are you looking for a way to transform the way you are seen by your customers, the way you handle paperwork, invoice your customers and pay your drivers? If so, we have what you are looking for! Arm your drivers with either an iPhone or iPad and many of your current, labor intensive, processes can be transformed into smoother, easier processes saving you a great deal of time and money! Our Tailored Mobile driver application runs on either an iPhone or iPad device. So, if one driver has an iPhone and another has an iPad, no problem.
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: TLS Mobile V2 at 3.2 against ExpressNS+'s 1.8. ExpressNS+'s advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
TLS Mobile V2 holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ExpressNS+ has 60 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TLS Mobile V2 | ExpressNS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) — better | 1.8 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tailored Logistics Solutions | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
TLS Mobile V2
ExpressNS+
In-app purchases
TLS Mobile V2
No in-app purchases
ExpressNS+
No in-app purchases









