Head tracking for PC sim games such as MSFS 2024 or Elite:Dangerous. No headset!
Pros & Cons
No headset required for head tracking
Supports FreeTrack/TrackIR protocols
Works across many popular sim games
Dark mode and bright mode for battery and visibility
No explicit VR support or VR mode advertised
No racing-specific or flight-sim exclusive features highlighted
Price may be a consideration for casual users
About SmoothTrack: Head Tracker
SmoothTrack: Head Tracker is a tools app developed by John Goering.
How many times has SmoothTrack: Head Tracker been downloaded?
SmoothTrack: Head Tracker has been downloaded 39 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 190 times. It is ranked in the top 100 tools apps.
What is the rating of SmoothTrack: Head Tracker?
SmoothTrack: Head Tracker is rated 4.45 out of 5 stars, based on 1 thousand ratings.
Is SmoothTrack: Head Tracker free?
SmoothTrack: Head Tracker costs $11.99 to download. The APK download size is 5.49 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.2. The last update was on May 28, 2026.
What are the requirements for SmoothTrack: Head Tracker?
SmoothTrack: Head Tracker requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2020.
Description
SUPPORTS ANY DEVICE WHICH CAN INSTALL GOOGLE AR SERVICES.
SmoothTrack provides 3D head tracking for intuitively controlling your sim game's camera, using the AR capabilities of your device. Any game that supports TrackIR works with SmoothTrack!
---- "The best new controller on the market...if you're flying a plane on PC, you need to check it out." - Polygon ----
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 magnified so that you only have to make slight movements of your head to control the camera).
- 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.
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.
Includes a dark mode to save your battery and your OLED screen, as well as a bright mode for playing in a dark room!
Any game that supports the FreeTrack or TrackIR protocol will work with this, including:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Microsoft FSX - Elite: Dangerous - IL2: Sturmovik - Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Kerbal Space Program - ...and many, many others!
Discord and Email support is provided if there are any issues (or if you have any ideas for new features!).
Recent changes: Fixed the port from always using 4242 no matter the setting. (Sorry!)
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5 stars. Without a doubt the best app for head tracking in games like Flight sim, Beaming. Drive, and many others. It can take some setup but it's all relatively easy once you familiarize yourself with the process, ill say the little details matter for setup so make sure you have everything correct. I have no complaints! Once you get it working you can't beat it. The app is 100% worth the 12 dollars if you want head tracking availability.
★★★★★Greg TheReaper· May 3, 2023
First app I've ever bought on Android, bought it as a temporary alternative to tracker because it's simply not available here. Whilst there is a little bit of setup that means you need to know your way around your PC and a little bit of post installation tweaking, dcs picked it up immediately. Tbh it works pretty well without changing any curves, but I'd recommend you do. I wouldn't suggest this as a long term solution but if you're saving up or waiting on RMA it's 100% worth the full price 5*
★★★★★R Ortiz· Apr 20, 2025
Great app. Works really well with open track in MSFS and Plane (flight simulators)
★★☆☆☆Mark Wadey· Nov 19, 2023
Had this working a couple of years ago, but now it refuses to function in ETS2. I can get the octopus in open track to move with my head, but in game it refuses to work. I've even tried setting up buttons to toggle it on off etc. in game and open track, still refuses to function.
★☆☆☆☆Connor Hamp· May 15, 2026
No way to switch front and back cameras, massive black bar in landscape mode that blocks most of the screen, app is quite sensitive to the angle of your phone, and will not register your face at higher angles. There's a bit of shaking even when my head is still that makes it hard to see, and the front-back axis for zoom seems a bit inconsistent. Broken garbage that I can't even get a refund for.
★☆☆☆☆Alan James Bell· Dec 3, 2025
Not working properly on my Samsung A23. I have to have my phone to my left, resting on the throttle control and looking up my nose in order for it to detect my face. If I move slightly, I am out of the FOV and the tracking stops working. If I put the phone in front of me where I'd expect it to be, it does not detect. My face has to be in the very bottom right-hand corner of the screen to be detected. Found a better solution that only needs a webcam. AI Track with open track. Works perfectly.
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