ShipCSX vs NS Trax
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.
NS Trax
Manage your shipments and view pipeline information with this business application. Track your equipment, browse exceptions, and view waybill details. You can also order and release cars, and access local service information.
- Search equipment
- View pipeline information
- Track shipments
- Browse exceptions
- View waybill information
- Order and release cars
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Manage your shipments with Norfolk Southern from the NS Trax mobile app. With the NS Trax mobile app, you can: * Search equipment * View pipeline information * Track your shipments * Browse exceptions * View waybill information * Watchlist equipment * Order and Release cars * View local service information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Trax at 3.7 against ShipCSX's 2.0. NS Trax also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NS Trax holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ShipCSX's written reviews are positive against 33% of NS Trax's.
ShipCSX ships an update every 2 months, NS Trax every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipCSX | NS Trax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (78 ratings) | 3.7 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSX | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
ShipCSX
NS Trax
In-app purchases
ShipCSX
No in-app purchases
NS Trax
No in-app purchases
