Smart Head Track — Head Tracking for PC Games, No Hardware Needed
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a
head tracker. Move your head to control your in-game camera in flight sims, racing games, truck simulators, and more — replacing expensive hardware like TrackIR with your phone's front camera and ARKit.
WORKS WITH YOUR FAVORITE GAMES
Compatible with any PC game supporting FreeTrack or TrackIR protocol:
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Digital Combat Simulator (DCS)
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 / American Truck Simulator
• IL-2 Sturmovik
• Star Citizen
• Assetto Corsa
• …and hundreds more
EASY SETUP
Connect to OpenTrack (free, open-source) on your PC via WiFi or USB. Enter your PC's IP address, tap Calibrate, and start tracking in under a minute.
On Your PC:
1. Download and install OpenTrack: https://git.io/JUs2U
2. Set Input to "UDP over network"
3. Set Output to "freetrack 2.0 Enhanced"
4. Ensure port 4242 is open on your firewall
On Your Phone:
1. Launch Smart Head Track and enter your PC's IP address
2. Align your face and tap Calibrate
3. Press Start on both the app and OpenTrack
PRECISE CALIBRATION
Adjust each of the 6 axes (X, Y, Z, Yaw, Pitch, Roll) independently. Per-axis sensitivity, inversion, and offset controls let you dial in exactly the feel you want.
SIMULATION MODE
Preview your tracking in a virtual 3D cockpit before connecting to your PC — perfect for testing your calibration settings.
BUILT FOR LONG SESSIONS
• Power Save — Dim the camera view, hide overlays, or switch to minimal UI while tracking continues
• Connection Monitor — Get notified if the link to OpenTrack drops so you can troubleshoot quickly
AR FACE OVERLAYS
Pilot helmets, sunglasses, combat gear, and more — add fun overlays to your camera feed while tracking.
FREE & PRO
The core tracking experience is free with a daily time limit. Unlock unlimited tracking and all face overlays with a one-time Pro purchase.
CONNECTIVITY
• WiFi: UDP over your local network (default port 4242)
• USB: Direct cable connection via companion desktop app
• iPad: Full landscape orientation support
Privacy Policy: https://www.tinacinc.com/SmartHeadTrack/privacy_policy.html
Screenshots of Smart Head Track for OpenTrack iOS app
Reviews Smart Head Track for OpenTrack for iphone
Direct usb connection won’t work
2
By Wunnder
Windows pc tried using the usb connect function and it won’t connect and there is no way to get a hold of a developer for answers. If they had customer support this would be a 5 star app all day
It works very well
5
By Brigh wiggins
What else can you ask for? App does what it says it’s gonna do. You have to recente e it every once in awhile but there’s a big recenter button so.. like it’s literally lifting a finger. If you have an issue with this app, it’s probably your fault. :)
Super easy to set up
5
By Pacman36969
Had trouble at first. I tried to forward the port manually and it wouldnt connect. Once i deleted the botched firewall settings I restarted the program. windows firewall permissions popped up, clicked allow, and everything work smoothly.
USB mode doesn’t work at all, too much latency on wifi
2
By Legend KDA
Most of the time wifi mode works fine but sometimes it’s incredibly delayed. USB mode is also broken and doesn’t work at all despite having iTunes installed already
USB Integration Broken
2
By Lumberjacko
Wi-Fi mode works well but is too laggy on my network; attempting to switch the connection to USB mode crashes the app.
Great but Should be free
2
By SWiFT eelctric
If I was looking to pay for a face tracking setup for flight simulator games I would buy a trackir setup. The reason I’m using free applications like open track is so that I don’t have to pay but when there’s a five minute time limit and a eight dollar price just be able to use this, it defeats the purpose. Otherwise it works well and is a great addition for a budget flight Sim setup and many of the issues can be fixed with a bit of tweaking in open track
Not working
2
By jewishjackrabbit
Not working right now, used to work. Please fiz
Pretty good, some issues
4
By i like godzilla
It’s moves the in game camera very smoothly but sometimes it glitches and starts spamming the in game camera left and right. Other than that it works very well.
The future is now!
5
By Armychimp
This is what little me dreamed of when seeing movies 30 years ago as the cool stuff only the future could bring!
Works really well once you get it centered right and open track tuned just so.
Has potential
3
By flashxxbaby
It a great cheap option for head tracking if your looking to just try it out but it does have a good bit of latency and the center position seems to not want to stay in the same stop
