ShipCSX vs Blume Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShipCSX
Access real-time rail shipment status updates and manage freight movements from your iPhone. This app allows CSX customers to trace shipments by equipment, location, or train, and submit switch requests. Trucking companies can also manage freight drop-offs and pick-ups at terminals.
- Real-time shipment status updates
- Trace by equipment, location, or train
- Inventory Management Switch Request
- XGate for freight terminal management
- Anywhere/anytime access
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Please note: Only CSX customers with valid login credentials for ShipCSX will have access to the features on the ShipCSX mobile application. The ShipCSX mobile application provides customers anywhere/anytime access to updates on the status of their rail shipments from an iPhone. Customers can retrieve up-to-date information about their shipments using Trace by equipment, Trace by location, and Train Trace, or send information to CSX using the Inventory Management Switch Request features. ShipCSX mobile allows trucking company customers to enter information about freight to be dropped and picked up at the CSX terminals through the XGate part of the application, providing a more efficient experience at the terminals. ShipCSX Mobile is designed with our supply-chain and logistics conscious business customers in mind. For security reasons, only authenticated CSX customers can access shipment information through the application. If you need to set up a new secure login ID or reset your password, contact the ShipCSX team.
Blume Dispatch
This app enhances supply chain logistics by providing first- and last-mile visibility and invoicing. It improves control over transportation spending and strengthens customer service and vendor relationships.
- First-mile visibility
- Last-mile visibility
- Invoicing
- Transportation spend control
- Customer service enhancement
- Vendor relations improvement
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Blume Logistics helps customers successfully execute all aspects of logistics across the supply chain including first- and last-mile visibility and invoicing, enhances visibility and control over transportation spend and improves customer service and vendor relations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blume Dispatch at 3.0 against ShipCSX's 2.0. Blume Dispatch also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). ShipCSX's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 9). 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.
Blume Dispatch holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipCSX has 77 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ShipCSX's written reviews are positive against 33% of Blume Dispatch's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipCSX | Blume Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (77 ratings) | 3.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSX | Rez 1, Inc |
Customer experience
ShipCSX
Blume Dispatch
In-app purchases
ShipCSX
No in-app purchases
Blume Dispatch
No in-app purchases
