Canada Post vs CN One Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canada Post
Manage all your mail and package deliveries with ease. Track shipments, receive real-time updates, and pay duties and taxes instantly. Find nearby post offices and simplify international shipping.
- Track packages instantly by scanning barcodes
- Receive daily mail updates with MyMail
- Pay duties and taxes securely
- Get real-time delivery alerts
- Find post offices and shipping rates
- Simplify international shipping
- Customize delivery preferences
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Whether you’re tracking a package, checking what’s coming to your doorstep or paying duties and taxes with a tap, it makes it all quick and easy. Here is what you can do on the iPhone app: • Track packages in an instant. Just scan the barcode, no typing required. • See what mail is on the way. Get daily updates with MyMail. • Pay duties and taxes. Use Apple Pay®, Google Pay™ or a credit card for fast, secure payments and other self-serve options. • Never miss a delivery. Receive real-time alerts via push, text or email. • Got a question? Our virtual assistant is ready to help, anytime. • Find what you need fast. Look up nearby post offices, shipping rates or postal codes in seconds. • Simplify international shipping. Complete mandatory customs forms online with ease. • Pick up at your convenience. Choose the post office that works for you with FlexDelivery™. • Confirm delivery. Get photo confirmation when your package is delivered. • Access your business card instantly. Scan and save your Solutions for Small Business™ card. • Make it your own. Customize delivery preferences. • Returns made easier. Start a return by scanning your prepaid label with Self Scan. Questions or suggestions? Share your feedback by leaving a review or contact us at mobile.apps@canadapost.ca Download the Canada Post app now and experience a smarter way to manage your mail!
CN One Mobile
Track the status and estimated arrival times of your shipments on the go. View shipment details in map or list format and search by various parameters. Requires registration on the CN One eBusiness website.
- Real-time shipment tracking
- Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
- Map and list shipment views
- Search by Shipment ID, Equipment ID, Container Number
- Saves last 5 searches
- Available in English and French
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CN is more than just a railroad… As a world-class transportation leader and trade enabler, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. South with close to 20,000 miles of track. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. Ship with CN, the supply chain enabler! To use CN One Mobile, you must be registered on the CN One eBusiness website (https://ecprod.cn.ca/cis/#/register). Your CN One username and password will be required to access CN One Mobile. Shipment Tracking, on the CN One Mobile App, allows you to quickly track the status and ETA of your carload and intermodal shipments while you're on the go: • See the shipment details you want, in the format you prefer, with multiple views, including map and list views • Search shipments by multiple parameters including, Shipment ID, Equipment ID, Container Number • Saves the last 5 searches, automatically, for easy access • Available in English and French
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canada Post at 4.6 against CN One Mobile's 2.0. Canada Post also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). CN One Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Canada Post holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canada Post has 4.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Canada Post's written reviews are positive against 33% of CN One Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Canada Post ships an update every 3 weeks, CN One Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canada Post | CN One Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canada Post Corporation | Canadian National Railway Company |
Customer experience
Canada Post
CN One Mobile
Bugs and requests
Canada Post
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
- Inability to access 'MyMail' feature
- Tracking information not updating properly
- App crashes and freezes
- Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improve mail notification features
- Provide more detailed tracking information
- Allow payment of duties/taxes within the app
- Improve identity verification process
- Streamline app navigation and design
CN One Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canada Post
No in-app purchases
CN One Mobile
No in-app purchases
