ShipCSX vs mCrew
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.
mCrew
This mobile tool empowers train crews to report real-time train and railcar movements directly from the field. It streamlines yard and train management with a user-friendly interface, enhancing productivity and reducing errors for railroad operations.
- Real-time field reporting of train/railcar movements
- Yard and train management
- Offline and online synchronization
- Work list management for car subsets
- Dynamic columns and accordion views
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mCrew™ - Mobile TMS Boost productivity by putting the power of RailConnect TMS directly in the hands of train crew. Enable train crews to report train and railcar movements from the field, in real-time. Manage all aspects of your yard and train management. Perform actions using a user-friendly interface with Business Intelligence behind it. RailConnect mCrew is a mobile reporting tool tied to Transportation Management System (TMS) that extends the power from the office to the rail yard and beyond. mCrew is a part of RailConnect System used by more than 450 railroads across North America to manage mission-critical railroad operations, eliminate manual processing and reduce costs. The result? Reduced manual errors. Maximized train crew productivity. Lower costs. Core Capabilities • Train crew able to update work in real-time via mobile device from the field • Yard Management – track to track, station to station movements • Train management - allows crews to report arrival/departure, pickups/set-outs • Offline/Online – allows train crews to work outside of network coverage, and auto-syncs when with-in Internet coverage • All user accounts are based on an approval process, no "create profile" option Differentiating Features • Work list management enables crews to manage subset of cars within yard or in multiple yards • New process flow allows for multiple action on same set of cars, minimizing time and effort • Drop-down dynamic columns and accordion views Optimized Outcomes • Drives train crew productivity by enabling reporting from the field • Reduces manual processing and errors New features Enhanced performance in initial load, actions and syncing. Replace Pouch database with CouchbaseLite. wabteccorp.com | Copyright © 2026. Wabtec Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mCrew at 2.3 against ShipCSX's 2.0. ShipCSX's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (80 vs 3). 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.
mCrew holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipCSX has 80 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of ShipCSX's written reviews are positive against 0% of mCrew's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ShipCSX ships an update every 2 months, mCrew every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipCSX | mCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (80 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSX Technology Inc. | Wabtec Transportation Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
ShipCSX
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In-app purchases
ShipCSX
No in-app purchases
mCrew
No in-app purchases









