SmoothTrack: Head Tracker

SmoothTrack: Head Tracker

Head tracking for sim games

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All Versions of SmoothTrack

1.10

May 28, 2024

FIXED: Restored AirPods Pro functionality missing in previous version.

1.09

January 27, 2024

v1.09: Bug fix for an issue in which data would still be sent to OpenTrack during the calibration phase, causing a "drift" to occur during this phase. v1.08: TWO MAJOR NEW FEATURES: - New "120 FPS" mode which utilizes a higher scanning rate as well as some math magic to increase the tracking speed especially noticeable for those of you with higher frame rates in your games. - New "AirPods Pro" mode which will utilize AirPods Pro 3DOF head *direction* data (note: direction, not position). You can optionally combine this with the face tracking for 6DOF. Using this mode has a few potential advantages: - If you're on iPad, unlike AR tracking, AirPods Pro tracking will continue working even if SmoothTrack is used as a sidebar app! - You can have head direction correctly tracking in completely dark environments - You can leave face tracking entirely off if you want to save battery - For some scenarios (especially slower devices), AirPods data should be more precise and lower latency!
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1.08

January 5, 2024

TWO MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN THIS VERSION: - New "120 FPS" mode which utilizes a higher scanning rate as well as some math magic to increase the tracking speed especially noticeable for those of you with higher frame rates in your games. - New "AirPods Pro" mode which will utilize AirPods Pro 3DOF head *direction* data (note: direction, not position). You can optionally combine this with the face tracking for 6DOF. Using this mode has a few potential advantages: - If you're on iPad, unlike AR tracking, AirPods Pro tracking will continue working even if SmoothTrack is used as a sidebar app!  - You can have head direction correctly tracking in completely dark environments  - You can leave face tracking entirely off if you want to save battery  - For some scenarios (especially slower devices), AirPods data should be more precise and lower latency!
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1.07

April 5, 2023

Provides a fix for iPhone 8 devices, improves performance slightly for all devices. Updated Privacy Policy URL.
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1.06

November 29, 2022

* Much improved the angle calibration with fancy 3D math - even if the phone is a bit off to the side, your view will now be centered! * Added a bright mode to improve face tracking in darker environments like your mom's basement. * Added quick views that can be stored and retrieved with a tap or, if activated with a quick hand gesture! Holding up the number of fingers of the number of the quick view will then activate the quick view.
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1.05

March 14, 2021

USB connection mode - lower your latency by directly connecting to your PC via USB. No more network headaches!
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1.04

October 5, 2020

Thanks as always for all the kind words of excitement! Please keep spreading the word about SmoothTrack. WHAT'S NEW: - Improved UI, easier than ever to use! - Each degree of freedom can now be set within SmoothTrack to have its own sensitivity (or you can entirely disable axes if you want by setting its sensitivity to 0) - Added a numbers display of which values are being sent to OpenTrack - For Infinite Flight players, added a simple Infinite Flight detection button which will immediately connect to Infinite Flight's new gorgeously smooth head tracking support!
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1.03

September 18, 2020

As always, huge thanks for all the feedback and excitement! WHAT'S NEW - More fine-tune controls for the offset - Restore brightness to the phone when leaving the app in dark mode - Better instructions - Added direct link to the SmoothTrack web site
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1.02

September 1, 2020

First of all ---> Huge thanks to everyone for all the excitement! Please get the word out about this app to all your friends and gaming communities! :) MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS - The app now supports ALL iOS 13 devices, regardless of whether they have TrueDepth cameras or not! - The app now supports 2 DOF head tracking for the mobile flight sim Infinite Flight! - New Depth offset slider for PC games! - Better Instructions Section with more troubleshooting - For devices with TrueDepth cameras, tapping the camera will toggle a mask in front of your face. - New lightbulb button which will let you turn the screen dark during play to save battery BUG FIXES - Fixed setting port as 0 initially - Fixed error messages sometimes coming repeatedly - Don't allow ports 0 & less or 65535 & greater - Layout fix for landscape on larger phones - Crash fix for connection error situations - Some color fixes for dark/non-dark mode - Better error messages
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1.01

August 25, 2020

Fixed a crash bug as well as a network bug, made the UDP connection more stable.
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Price History of SmoothTrack

Description of SmoothTrack

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. ANY iOS 13 DEVICE IS SUPPORTED! ---- "The best new controller on the market will only set you back $9.99. It's a smartphone app called SmoothTrack." - 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). - 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 the on-screen controls, 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. 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! INSTRUCTIONS (included in the app): 1. On your computer, install and run the latest version of the free program "OpenTrack". It is available on GitHub at http://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/releases 2. In OpenTrack, as "Input source", choose "UDP over network". As Output, choose "Freetrack 2.0 Enhanced", as its sub-type "Both". 3. Make sure the UDP port OpenTrack is using is open both on your firewall and router. 4. Find the IP address of your PC by running 'ipconfig' in a Command Line - look for "IPv4 Address". 5. Now, in SmoothTrack, set up your IP address and port in the settings 6. Press "Start" in OpenTrack 7. Tap Play here in SmoothTrack and you should see the OpenTrack octopus move around, which means any game that supports TrackIR will now be supporting your head tracking! If the octopus is not moving, then check Troubleshooting for more detailed instructions. Email support is provided if there are any issues (or if you have any ideas for new features!).
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SmoothTrack: FAQ

Does SmoothTrack work on iPads?

Yes, the SmoothTrack software is iPad-compatible.
SmoothTrack was created by John Goering.
The SmoothTrack app currently supports iOS 15.0 or later.
SmoothTrack has a user rating of 4.7.
Games Is The Primary Genre Of The Smoothtrack App.
The current version of the SmoothTrack app is 1.10.
The date of the last SmoothTrack update is June 30, 2024.
The SmoothTrack app was initially released on February 5, 2023.
The SmoothTrack app is rated John Goering: Contains no objectionable material.
SmoothTrack currently features the following languages: English.
Unfortunately, SmoothTrack is not on Apple Arcade.
Unfortunately, in-app purchases are not part of SmoothTrack.
Unfortunately, SmoothTrack is not tailored for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of SmoothTrack

  • Beats Tobii and other expensive eye trackers!

    This $11 eye tracker is at par if mot better that the $200 eye trackers. Is much less of a hassle to setup and configure. No need to wear any caps or stixking sensors etc. The iphone camera works amazing with it, even in low light conditions! My setup doesnt have much ambient light around and it still tracks flawlessly! Once you set up your curves and gains it works beautifully! All you have to do is just turn the app on and open opentrack on your computer! Im thoroughly impressed!
  • 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!
  • 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