Who knew flying could get any more fun?

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

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

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

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.

Easiest 5 Stars I’ve Given

1 hour in Elite Dangerous with SmoothTrack head tracking and I’m already going to give this 5 stars. I was unsure at first when walking around in a station but as soon as I got out into a resource extraction zone and could more easily see asteroids and keep track of combat targets it felt completely natural. Even before head tracking I was already moving my head instinctually in the direction of what I wanted to see better, this just gives you the in-game feedback that your brain expects. It’s so natural feeling. Setup was dead simple if you’ve ever used a computer before and the app does exactly what it claims to. Could not be happier.

App Freezing

So far the app is definitely not bad but seems a bit buggy. I am using an IPhone 8 so that may be the issue but Im not sure. Basically the problem I have is that the app freezes when I try to interact with the axis sensitivity and/or the start/pause button. When this happens the tracking stops working and I have to restart the app to fix it. Its not a massive issue because I can use opentrack to edit sensitivity but it is pretty annoying still. I also find that when turning my head (yaw axis) the app will think I am also pitching my head down (causing me to look to the side and down in game). This same thing happens with the roll axis (when I “yaw” my head the app thinks i am “rolling” also. Anyways most of these issues are manageable with the right settings in opentrack, but any feedback from the developers would be greatly appreciated

Well worth it

Recently I have been looking for a way to enable my ability to look around while playing Elite Dangerous. I have a HOSAS setup but really wanted the ability to increase my visibility especially when in combat. I looked at a VR headset but didn’t really want the stress on my neck. I ran across this app referenced on Reddit and thought I would give it a try. I’m really happy with the results! Love that I can look around my cockpit while flying. Added immersion for only $12! The app was pretty easy to configure and just worked once I was in game. I do occasionally have to recalibrate but that is probably due to me slightly adjusting y chair as I play. This works by connecting your phone to your computer via USB or WiFi. I’m using WiFi and have found it to have great performance. The app will work with your phone from multiple angles. I sit my phone on a charging cradle on my desk for tracking which not only helps keep my phone charged but keeps the phone at a good consistent angle for viewing my head movements.

Works great!

I knew about this app for a while before getting it but I was pretty skeptical at first. But I finally decided to try it out and I'm very happy with the results. I used to run AITrack and OpenTrack in DCS, Elite Dangerous, and War thunder, but that felt glitchy and spastic at times. Plus if I looked over my shoulder in a game and looked forward again, I felt like I was fighting AITrack to look where I wanted. But with this app paired with OpenTrack, I didn't feel like I was fighting the tracker at all. It was very smooth and fun to use and contrary to some of those critical reviews here, it's not that hard to set up. 10/10 would definitely recommend

You can use SmoothTrack with any game that supports TrackIR, including Flight Simulator.

PCGamesN Wed Apr 28 2021

SmoothTrack for Microsoft Flight Simulator turns your iPhone or Android device into a head-tracking tool. The $10 app might be the best...

polygon.com Wed Apr 28 2021

SmoothTrack uses the AR capabilities of your phone to provide the simplest and best head tracker for 6 degrees-of-freedom head movements in your sim games.

AppAdvice Thu Oct 28 2021