ShipCSX vs TCS Vendors
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.
TCS Vendors
This app is designed exclusively for approved vendors of Triple Crown Services. It facilitates business operations for companies working with the logistics provider, which has been in operation since 1986.
- Vendor-specific portal
- Business operations management
- Logistics provider integration
- Award-winning company services
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This application is for qualified vendors of Triple Crown Services. Triple Crown Services Company began operations in 1986 from its headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN. Today Triple Crown is a multiple-award-winning provider of truckload, dry-van transit throughout the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.. and Toronto and Montreal, Canada.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShipCSX at 2.0 against TCS Vendors's 1.0. ShipCSX also leads on ratings volume (77 vs 1). 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.
ShipCSX holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipCSX has 77 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShipCSX ships an update every 2 months, TCS Vendors every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipCSX | TCS Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (77 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSX | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
ShipCSX
TCS Vendors
In-app purchases
ShipCSX
No in-app purchases
TCS Vendors
No in-app purchases
