Comparison

SynScan vs Face Tracking Mount By Belkin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

SynScan

Motorized telescope mount

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.38 ratingsView app →

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin

Create and Share Every Moment

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.56 ratingsView app →

About

SynScan

Control motorized telescope mounts for celestial object tracking and exploration. Features include GOTO functionality, object catalogs, and gamepad navigation. Ideal for novice users with alt-azimuth mounts.

Highlights

Control telescope mount slew, align, GOTO, and track
Point and Track celestial objects
Support gamepad navigation
Browse and save celestial object catalogs
Third-party app integration (ASCOM, SkySafari, Stellarium)
Emulator mount for testing

Features

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Use the SynScan app to control Sky-Watcher telescope mounts via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth LE. Mounts without built-in Wi-Fi can be supported via a SynScan Wi-Fi adapter. This version of the SynScan app is suited for novice users using alt-azimuth mounts. Features - Control telescope mount to slew, align, GOTO and track. - Point And Track: track celestial objects (including the Sun and planets) without aligning. - Support gamepad navigation. - Browse a catalog of stars, comets, and deep sky objects. Or, save your own objects. - Provide access to mount for use by third-party apps, including ASCOM clients, SkySafari, Luminos, Stellarium Mobile Plus, Stellarium Desktop or customer-developed apps. Also set up mount alignment for Luminos, Skysafari. - Support access to the mount and the SynScan app from any platform that supports TCP/UDP connections. - Provide emulator mount for testing and practicing. - Track fast-moving earth satellites by working with the PreviSat app on Windows PC or the Lumios app on iOS devices.

About

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin

This utility app enables hands-free content creation by automatically tracking your face. It integrates with popular social media and video platforms, allowing for dynamic live broadcasts and recordings. Requires a specific magnetic mount and iPhone 12 series.

Highlights

Automatic face tracking
Live broadcasting support
Content creation tool
Integration with social media apps
Works with specific Belkin mount

Features

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Face Tracking Mount App (Belkin Mount App) is compatible with the following apps for live broadcasting or content creation: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and iPhone built-in camera app. Compatible applications subject to change. The Belkin Mount App works only with the Magnetic Face Tracking Mount, and you will need an iPhone 12 series equipped with iOS 12.4 or above. Get a Magnetic Face Tracking Mount at www.Belkin.com

Screenshots

SynScan3 screens

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Face Tracking Mount By Belkin at weekly against SynScan's every 2 months. Face Tracking Mount By Belkin also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SynScan's written reviews are positive against 25% of Face Tracking Mount By Belkin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SynScan ships an update every 2 months, Face Tracking Mount By Belkin weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

SynScan versus Face Tracking Mount By Belkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SynScan	Face Tracking Mount By Belkin
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (8 ratings)	3.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	22.2% of reviews	25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	8 — better	6
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	14.0	12.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	46 MB	14 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Astropower Technology Co. Ltd.	ShenZhen Lenze Technology Co,.Ltd.

Customer experience

SynScan

All ratings8 ratings

Positive37.5%

Neutral37.5%

Negative25.0%

Written reviews18 reviews

Positive22.2%

Neutral16.7%

Negative61.1%

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin

All ratings6 ratings

Positive50.0%

Neutral16.7%

Negative33.3%

Written reviews16 reviews

Positive25.0%

Neutral6.3%

Negative68.8%

In-app purchases

None

SynScan

No in-app purchases

None

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SynScan free?

SynScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Face Tracking Mount By Belkin free?

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, SynScan or Face Tracking Mount By Belkin?

Face Tracking Mount By Belkin is rated higher. SynScan averages 3.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Face Tracking Mount By Belkin averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.

Do SynScan or Face Tracking Mount By Belkin have ads?

Neither SynScan nor Face Tracking Mount By Belkin shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SynScan or Face Tracking Mount By Belkin?

SynScan ships an update every 2 months, and Face Tracking Mount By Belkin weekly. Most recently, SynScan was updated on October 20, 2026 and Face Tracking Mount By Belkin on October 11, 2026.