Compatibility Check:
Wi-Fi mode: phone and PC on the same network, no VPN, router needs to allow device comms.
USB mode: connect via cable.
Discord support available!
SmoothTrack 2.0 uses the head and eye tracking AR capabilities of your phone to provide the simplest and best head tracker for 6 degrees-of-freedom head movements in your sim games.
-----
"The best new controller on the market." - Charlie Hall, Polygon
Customer reviews:
"SmoothTrack just works. Less than 5 minutes to install, setup and fly. Love not being tethered to my desk! 5 stars!!"
"This worked perfectly and way better than expected! Totally enhanced my experience with MFS 2020!"
---
It's a near magical experience to seamlessly slightly move your head and have your game perspective immediately play along (the movements in the game are exaggerated so that you only have to make slight movements of your head to control the camera). Additionally, since version 2, your eyes are also optionally tracked and will nudge the camera based on where you're glancing on screen!
- Simply lean forward to get a closer look at your Flight Simulator cockpit!
- Look a bit up to see the overhead panel of your A320!
- Simply shift your head a bit to the right to see the direction of the space station you're approaching in Elite: Dangerous!
- Look a bit left before a hard left turn in Euro Truck Simulator 2!
No headset or extra equipment of any kind is required! Simply set up your device so that it can see your face. Using simple camera gestures, you can shift your perspective in-game. Also, if you want, you can store views (say, a copilot angle, or a cockpit closeup) as Quick Views for easy access later.
Your head movements are slightly exaggerated which enables you to look out of a cockpit side window with just a slight movement of your head to the left.
Any game that supports the FreeTrack or TrackIR protocol will work with this, including:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Microsoft FSX
- DCS World
- Elite: Dangerous
- IL2: Sturmovik
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Kerbal Space Program
- ...and many, many others!
Email and Discord support is provided if there are any issues (or if you have any ideas for new features!).
I have been a pilot, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing, in an Arma 3 unit for a while now and my biggest gripe with flying was the lack of visual information without using a head tracker. I use a joystick and to free look without this app, you need to take your hands off the stick to go to the keyboard and free look. This is extremely dangerous as you lose all of your fine controls just to take a look at where you need to land. I’ve looked into getting TrackIr but those options seemed too pricey to get in my opinion. This app is at the perfect value however. $10 is such a good price for what you get. While still rough around the edges, (not of the fault of the devs but from limitations of the system being from a phone) I think it does the job well. The customization both in the app and in Opentrack helps alleviate some of those issues. Overall I think any pilot should give this option a shot if they are interested with a head tracking system and don’t already own TrackIr or other alternatives.
Works Great For Microsoft Flight Sim
Andrew_172
This is the first experience I have had with using head tracking of any kind, but it works fantastic. Right out of the box the range of movement that is detected is actually very impressive. Looking around feels great and there's no perceivable input latency. Without messing with any in app settings I can lean close, look down, and access all of my aircraft's systems. This is huge. No longer do I have to take 15mins to keybind stuff for every aircraft that I fly. It is liberating, allows for more flying, less keybinding, and has seriously improved my skill in sim flying. The setup wasn't too bad either, my only advice would be to make sure you can port forward with your networking setup (this is a must unless you're going to use the desktop app standalone with a webcam). It is astounding that it works with Microsoft Flight Sim with zero setup in the sim itself. I cannot speak enough praise for this app.
One of the best add ins for flight sim
Geofa
As a former rw pilot of 22 years and avid flight summer in the past after a 10 year hiatus I broke down and got a new computer and msfs 2020. When setting up with latest hardware and some ancient the sim still didn’t feel real. As a past user of tracker ir I thought I would give this app a try. After a challenging setup mostly due to windows 11 idiot proofing thanks to the great help files included with the app got it up and running. I am not exaggerating that the realism of the sim went up about 80%! As a former user of tracker ir this does it all with no wires and no headset. With an iPhone stand I have my phone charging on a great almost unseen place to the left of my velocity yoke and this thing just works-perfectly. One of the best most useful add ins for flight simulator! Extremely happy!
Perfect for my needs
ScopeSux
This is an excellent app and does exactly what it says it will do. The setup is minimally complicated as long as you follow the instructions. I’m using it with an iphone 14 plus and it tracks way better and with a larger range than my trackIR ever did. It doesn’t lose tracking even when I’ve turned my head away from the screen. I’m using the USB mode, I haven’t tried the network mode yet. It works great with my gaming laptop so I can use head tracking on the go. It works so well, it inspired me to model and 3d print a holder for my phone to hang on the back of the laptop screen. Entirely worth the purchase! If you play flight sims, having a head tracking solution is amazing. It’s like the difference between using a joystick+pedals vs keyboard and mouse.
2.01
- New App Clip for trying out a simplified version of SmoothTrack with yaw axis tracking!
- Fixed QuickViews not persisting between app launches
- Fixed eye tracking settings not persisting between app launches
- Fixed AirPods Pro mode to work whether or not tracking was set to on. Added a button to show the AirPods Pro mode capability.
2.0 was a HUGE update of SmoothTrack:
* Brand new and improved UI, rewritten from the ground up to be 93% less ugly!
* Added eye tracking capabilities for nudging the view when glancing around! Activate eye tracking by tapping the eye button, and set up eye tracking sensitivity in the settings.
* You can now easily create camera offsets with camera control gestures: panning with one, two, or three fingers on the screen.
* Easily save, choose, and delete offset quick views right on the main screen.
I really hope you enjoy SmoothTrack! If you do, you can support it by leaving an App Store review and by spreading the word to your sim communities!
Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/smkbp6p and let me know if you have any feedback or run into any issues. Thanks!
Version 2.01
The developer, John Goering, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
