# Smart Head Track for OpenTrack — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of Smart Head Track for OpenTrack by TINAC Inc., rated 3.20/5 from 37 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-head-track-for-opentrack/id1531547793/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-head-track-for-opentrack/id1531547793.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Smart Head Track for OpenTrack? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great alternative to TrackIR - 👍 Works well with flight simulators - 👍 Easy setup and configuration - 👍 Good value for money - 👍 Smooth and accurate tracking - 👍 Useful for DCS World and other sims - 👍 Fun helmet overlays - 👍 Reliable performance - 👍 Decent free trial - 👍 Better than neural tracker on OpenTrack **Cons** - 😞 Free trial is too short - 😞 Expensive subscription - 😞 USB connection issues - 😞 Latency issues with Wi-Fi - 😞 Tracking can be lost easily - 😞 Not working well in low light - 😞 Limited up/down tracking range - 😞 Inconsistent tracking performance - 😞 App crashes when switching to USB - 😞 Landscape mode not supported **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when switching to USB - USB connection not working - Tracking is lost easily - Buggy tracking performance - Headtrack exe won't start after Windows reinstall - View is all over the place - Small movements result in track loss - Glitching and spamming in-game camera - Center position not staying consistent - Windows 10 won't open port **Most requested features** - Allow choice of camera on phone - Background mode for headtracking - Delay on re-centering - Automatic re-center feature - Wired/USB connection support - Support for landscape mode - Change sensitivity option - Improve low light performance - More detailed setup instructions - Video tutorial for setup ## Newest reviews (12 of 69) ### 4/5 — It works with little to no setup *2025-06-08, version 1.3.2* Would be cool if I can choose which camera on my phone to use ### 2/5 — Direct usb connection won’t work *2023-12-24* 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 ### 2/5 — Sadly does not work reliably. *2023-12-17* Looking left about 20-30° makes the output jump to the rear looking upwards. Up/down is also very limited, only about 20°. Unusable for me. ### 5/5 — It works very well *2023-06-10* 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. :) ### 5/5 — Super easy to set up *2023-05-18* 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. ### 5/5 — Feature request *2023-02-23* Works really well so far. Early days but tracking seems smooth and consistent. Feature request would be to be able to set a delay on re-centering. My setup requires me to reach forward to hit the button on the phone. With a delay I would have time to hit the button and then sit back in to my properly centered position before the re-center takes place. Thanks. ### 3/5 — It works well, but *2023-02-13, version 1.3.0* The app works great, that being a problem is out of the question. But. The subscription is crazy expensive. I get that you have to make money somehow but I’d prefer a cheaper (1/10th of the price) monthly subscription. Or just getting rid of the 1 min cooldown after use would also be great (but still annoying) ### 5/5 — probably the best option *2023-01-05, version 1.3.0* tried it, loved it. might be the best and most painless way to track head movement. got some problem on opentracker, as soon as i solve it i'll buy the full version. it's a little pricey tho. ### 2/5 — USB mode doesn’t work at all, too much latency on wifi *2022-12-14* 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 ### 5/5 — Worth it *2022-12-08, version 1.3.0* A no brained app .. if your game supports face tracking. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2022-12-04* Downloaded this app after seeing it recommended for head tracking literally everywhere and they weren’t wrong. Fantastic app ### 4/5 — Super appli *2022-11-11* Très bonne application a un prix raisonnable. On peux tester avant Il faut opentrack. Facile à configurer c est expliquer dans l application Il y a le support par usb. Mais ne fonctionne pas. Essayer avec iphone11 et ets2 1.46 Il faut un peu de lumière ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — expensive trash *2026-08-07* would give 0/5, 5 minutes is ridiculous. 60 minutes, fine. but 5 is insane ### 1/5 — 5 minute free trial *2026-02-12* was getting excited setting it up, when i hit the 5 minute free mark, then tried to make me pay. get outta here ### 1/5 — Doesnt work *2025-04-09* I followed all the steps and it still doesnt work. Go use something else ### 1/5 — Really buggy *2024-08-19* App is really buggy for me and the tracking is not so smooth what so ever. It’s not quite what I expected but I praise you for trying. Would I by chance be able to get a refund? I had initially encountered a couple of problems such as loosing track of my original position easily, which I wasn’t so bothered about, so I bought your product. Now I have bought it I have ran into more problems such as buggy tracking, still loosing where I am and also not working well in low light situations. If we could sort something out I would greatly appreciate something. Thank you, Konur ### 1/5 — Why landscape mode is not supported ? *2024-03-13* Would be very grate ### 1/5 — Open trackが認識しないと *2024-01-08* 久しぶりにETS2やろうとしたら、認識しなくなってた ### 1/5 — Not very good *2023-01-06* Easy to set up, but it only works until you turn your head. No good for me I’m afraid, certainly not with x-plane 11. ### 1/5 — Not working *2023-01-01* It use to work fine but for the past week, it’s not working. It is not detecting faces neither mine nor anybody else. ### 1/5 — Its a scam *2022-04-09* I couldn’t connect it ### 1/5 — Access *2021-06-28* Windows 10 won’t open the port necessary for it to work! Useless! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Vraiment sympa pour DCS *2026-04-01* Pour de la simu type DCS je conseille, c’est facile à configurer et à utiliser. **Developer response:** Merci pour votre retour ! Content que la configuration soit simple et que l'appli vous convienne pour DCS. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des suggestions. Bons vols ! ### 5/5 — Super *2025-11-07* Fonctionne très bien, on a 5 min pour tester, puis c’est un achat unique à 10€. Facile à configurer, petites options sympa avec des lunettes de soleil ou un casque d’avion qui se superpose à notre visage quand le tracking fonctionne Ce serait peut être bien de pouvoir créer un compte pour récupérer l’achat sur un autre appareil si on change ? ### 5/5 — Great App for Head Tracking *2025-11-04* I’ve been using this app for about 3 years, so I guess I’m overdue to leave a review since it definitely deserves one. I primarily use this to emulate the TrackIR 5 in Arma 3 and it’s been the game changer I was looking for when flying aircraft. I previously used the wired EdTracker for lower latency, but dealing with the cable was a hassle, and mounting it was a big problem since I use earbuds. So, I gave up on head tracking for a couple of years. I randomly came across this app on Reddit and was very surprised at how easy it was to get running. Previous face tracker apps I used were mediocre and unreliable at best. To be fair, LIDAR didn’t exist in older iPhones, but this app has been airtight and even has the fun helmet overlays which my friends get a kick out of. Any instability I experienced was due to me needing to optimize OpenTrack on the PC, and was nothing to do with this app. So, some of the other reviewers may have forgotten to try that before posting. Also, decent lighting is necessary to allow the camera to properly track the head, so that may have also been their issue. IMO this app deserves 5 stars. I didn’t expect it to still be receiving QoL updates in 2025. ### 5/5 — Better than the neural tracker on open track *2025-08-12, version 1.3.2* At first I got it since I didn’t have a camera, but after switching to a camera and using open track neural tracker I realised that it didn’t work as well since I had glasses, so I returned the camera and continued using this. It’s great! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-04-03* It's way more better than beam👍 Can you make it works in background mode so I can use headtracking while I'm watching youtube please? ### 5/5 — Great *2025-01-07, version 1.3.1* Using this for DCS World since 2022. works absolutely perfect - don’t feel any need to switch to any other solution ### 5/5 — Broked *2024-01-14, version 1.3.1* The application was working until yesterday, everything is correct, but today it is not working. ### 5/5 — Love It! *2023-12-13, version 1.3.1* A good option for cheap headtracker alternative ### 5/5 — All good *2023-10-24* Be using it for about a year I should’ve brought it a long time ago because it’s worth more money now will definitely pay for it now best about I use it for dcs world and mfs2020 ### 5/5 — Bug on the headtrack.exe *2023-07-25* Thé headtrack exe won’t start anymore after I reinstall my windows, did it need some drivers or idk plz help --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*