SMART Union vs NS Trax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMART Union
Stay informed with union news and important notifications. Access member benefits, local union information, and resources to manage your meeting experience with schedules and maps.
- Union news updates
- Important notifications
- Member benefits access
- Local union information
- Meeting schedules and maps
- Member resources
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The new SMART Union app gets information to members faster and easier than ever before! STAY INFORMED Keep up to date with SMART news, and receive important notifications and updates. GET ANSWERS FAST Access member benefits, Local Union information, and member resources MANAGE YOUR VISIT Maximize your meeting experience with session schedules, maps, and more.
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 SMART Union's 3.1. NS Trax also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SMART Union's written reviews are positive against 33% of NS Trax's.
SMART Union ships an update every 2 months, NS Trax every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SMART Union | NS Trax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (34 ratings) | 3.7 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — 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 | 165 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
SMART Union
NS Trax
In-app purchases
SMART Union
No in-app purchases
NS Trax
No in-app purchases
