ExpressNS+ vs ModalView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExpressNS+
This app streamlines intermodal facility procedures for drivers, offering features like pre-gate information submission, location visuals, and electronic receipt access. It aims to reduce gate times and improve overall terminal efficiency with a modern user interface and advanced integrations.
- Submit Pre-Gate Information
- Visuals of Parking & Pick up Locations
- Search by Reservation Number or Equipment ID
- Electronic J1 Receipts
- Submit Bad Order Information
- Report equipment damages using camera
- QR Code Scanning for Reduced Gate Time
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ExpressNS+™ is the next generation mobile application created by Norfolk Southern to make the Ingate, Outgate, On-Terminal, and Pre-Gate procedures to our intermodal facilities easier for Intermodal Drivers. The legacy app has been migrated to a new more advanced platform with updates to the application’s user interface, improved user experience, as well as more modern and forward-looking features & integrations. Intermodal Drivers can perform the following functions using ExpressNS+™: * Submit Pre-Gate Information * Obtain Visuals of Parking & Pick up Locations * Search by Reservation Number or Equipment ID * Receive Electronic J1 Receipts * Submit Bad Order Information * Search Intermodal Equipment * Report equipment damages using camera Some immediate benefits you can expect from using ExpressNS+™ include: * Reduced Gate Time via QR Code Scanning * Streamlined Terminal Activity * Mobile Mission Management * Electronic J1 Receipts * Billing Errors and Availability Notifications * Visual Parking and Pick up Information * Unit Lookup by Reservation Number * Dispatcher Pre-Gate Entry via Web App For more information on ExpressNS+™, visit us at: www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/shipping-options/intermodal/express-ns.html
ModalView
This app provides full transparency and integrated technology to streamline the movement of drayage freight. It unlocks efficiencies, reduces manual tasks, and offers enhanced visibility for carriers and IMCs.
- Freight drayage transparency
- Integrated technology for efficiency
- Reduced manual activities
- Simple electronic connectivity
- Unprecedented visibility for carriers
- Unprecedented visibility for IMCs
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With ModalView, full transparency acts as the catalyst to enable the efficient movement of drayage freight. ModalView’s integrated technology unlocks efficiencies, reduces manual activities, provides simple electronic connectivity, and provides unprecedented visibility for Carriers and IMCs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ModalView at 5.0 against ExpressNS+'s 1.9. ExpressNS+'s advantage is ratings volume (67 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.
ModalView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ExpressNS+ has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ExpressNS+ ships an update every 5 weeks, ModalView monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExpressNS+ | ModalView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norfolk Southern Corporation | Modalview LLC |
Customer experience
ExpressNS+
ModalView
Bugs and requests
ExpressNS+
Reported bugs
30 issues- App unable to make account
- App is ridiculously slow, laggy and glitchy
- DVIR should not pop up after submit
- App takes forever to load
- Constantly crashing
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- Always freezes up when you need it
- Will log out while at terminal
- Take forever to bring info back up
- Keep loading and loading and loading
- Crashes all the time
- Impossible to load QR codes
- Freezes and glitches
- Too much loading for everything
- App says container is not available but it is
- Doesn’t pin point accurate or sometimes pin point isn’t even available
- Constantly loading just trying to navigate
- Completely broken
- Connection issues
- Can’t spot a box on new rows
- Constant bugs and crashes
- Issues with ingating
- Issues finding equipment at the rail
- Connection error 24/7
- Dropdown to select country and state won’t load
- User ID has been revoked after reinstall
- Unable to ingate, scat code stays blank
- Nothing shows up when dropping a trailer
- Drop down list for chassis drop off locations is blank
- Input box won’t calculate zero
- Remember Me option exposes DL number
Requested features
5 requests- Fix the app's slowness and lag
- Improve DVIR functionality
- Update iPhone version for container location updates
- Allow QR code check-in via phone
- Ensure zero values are recognized in input boxes
ModalView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ExpressNS+
No in-app purchases
ModalView
No in-app purchases
