AeroNavMap vs Freelook Head Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AeroNavMap
This application provides a detailed aeronautical moving map for flight simulators, displaying live aircraft positions and various navigational data. It offers multiple map styles, chart types, and weather overlays for enhanced situational awareness. Users can also interact with simulator frequencies and live air traffic control audio.
- X-Plane live position tracking
- Detailed aeronautical maps
- Multiple map styles
- VFR and IFR charts
- Weather overlays
- Live PilotEdge traffic and ATC audio
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AeroNavMap is a moving map for X-Plane and PilotEdge. Features - X-Plane live position on the map - Display many data from X-Plane - Detailed aeronautical maps with updated nav cycles - Different map styles (dark, light, terrain, satellite, aeronautical) - FAA D-TTP Procedures - Sectional VFR charts - IFR high/low enroute charts - Weather overlays - Live PilotEdge traffic - Live PilotEdge ATC audio - Set the nav radio frequencies X-Plane by selecting them on the map - ATIS
Freelook Head Tracker
Control your game's camera hands-free using your device's front-facing camera. This app works with desktop software to enable free look functionality in simulation games. An ad-supported free version is available, with an ad-free pro upgrade for newer devices.
- Hands-free camera control
- Opentrack integration
- Supports 120fps
- USB connection
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Dark mode
- Gesture support
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Freelook head tracker is a head tracking app for games and simulation software. It works with Opentrack desktop software to allow you to control the free look camera of your sim games hands-free. Freelook will work on all iOS devices with a front facing camera running iOS12 or later. It supports 120fps, USB connection, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, gestures and more. You can use it for free with ads and if you like it, upgrade to pro version without ads (pro version requires iOS15 or later). Opentrack Setup 1. Download, install and run Opentrack software on your PC. Opentrack is a free software dedicated to tracking user’s head movements and relaying the information to games and flight simulation software. For the latest downloads visit https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/releases. 2. Under Input select UDP over network. Click on the settings icon next it and remember the Port number (default is 4242). You will need to enter this value in the app. 3. Under Output select freetrack 2.0 Enhanced. 4. Under Filter select Accela. Accela works great out of the box. If you use any other filter, you may need to adjust its settings. 5. Click Mapping and adjust mapping properties to your liking. 6. If you intend to use the app’s built-in Center feature, click Options and under Shortcuts uncheck Center at startup. 7. Click Start to start receiving inputs. PC (Windows) Setup 1. On the taskbar, right click on the network icon and select Open Network & Internet Settings. 2. Under Advanced Network Settings, click Windows Firewall. 3. Click Advanced Settings to open Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. 4. Click Inbound Rules option on the left pane. 5. Click New Rule… on the right pane. 6. Under Rule Type select Program and click Next. 7. Select This Program path. 8. Browse to Opentrack exe file location. It is normally located at “C:\Program Files (x86)\Opentrack\opentrack.exe”. 9. Select Allow the connection. 10. Click Next, do not change any option here and click Next again. 11. Specify a name for this rule. 12. Click Finish. 13. On the taskbar, click on the network icon. 14. Find the network you’re connected to and click Properties. 15. Under Properties, look for your IP address listed next to IPv4 address. You will need to enter this value into the app. 16. You can also find your IP address using Command Prompt. Type ipconfig then press the Enter key. App Setup 1. Run the app. 2. If iOS shows an alert requesting camera access, click OK to grant permission. 3. Click 192.168.100.100 : 4242 next to the Start button and enter IP address and Port number from Opentrack/PC (Windows) Setup. 4. With Opentrack running, click Start. 5. If iOS shows an alert requesting local network access, click OK to grant permission. If the Start button did not change to Stop, click Start again. 6. If you intend to use Opentrack’s Center feature, click More and turn off Center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AeroNavMap at none against Freelook Head Tracker's 1. AeroNavMap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Freelook Head Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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
Both are free to download. Freelook Head Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AeroNavMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for AeroNavMap against 4.5 for Freelook Head Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of AeroNavMap's written reviews are positive against 86% of Freelook Head Tracker's.
AeroNavMap ships an update every 6 weeks, Freelook Head Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AeroNavMap | Freelook Head Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Chaloupecky | Jung Son |
Customer experience
AeroNavMap
Freelook Head Tracker
In-app purchases
AeroNavMap
No in-app purchases
Freelook Head Tracker
- Pro Version$9.99
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