Comparison

Mindustry vs SmoothTrack

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

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About

Mindustry

Build complex factories, manage supply chains, and defend your base from enemy waves in this real-time strategy game. Conquer planets, research new technologies, and engage in multiplayer battles with friends.

Highlights
  • Factory building and supply chains
  • Tower defense against enemy waves
  • Cross-platform multiplayer co-op and PvP
  • Conquer planets with campaign and procedural sectors
  • Research new blocks and technologies
  • Map editor with scripting support
Features
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Mindustry is a factory-building game with tower defense and RTS elements. Create elaborate supply chains to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and construct units. Command units to capture enemy bases, and expand your production. Defend your core from waves of enemies. Gameplay Features: - Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials - Defend your structures from waves of enemies - Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches - Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids - Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant - Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases - Set up assembly lines to construct armies of mechanized units - Use your units to square up against fully functional enemy bases Campaign: - Conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir as you advance through 35 hand-made maps and 250+ procedurally generated sectors - Capture territory and set up factories to produce resources while you play other sectors - Defend your sectors from periodic invasions - Coordinate resource distribution between sectors via launch pads - Research new blocks to fuel progress - Invite your friends to complete missions together - 250+ technology blocks to master - 50+ different types of drones, mechs and ships Custom Games & Cross-Platform Multiplayer: - 16+ built in maps for custom games, in addition to two entire campaigns - Play co-op, PvP or sandbox - Join a public dedicated server, or invite friends to your own private session - Customizable game rules: Change block costs, enemy stats, starting items, wave timing and more - Full functional map editor with scripting support

About

SmoothTrack

Enhance your simulation gaming experience with phone-based head and eye tracking. This app allows for intuitive, 6-degrees-of-freedom head movements to control your in-game perspective without any extra hardware. Seamlessly look around cockpits, check blind spots, or zoom in on details with natural head gestures.

Highlights
  • 6DoF head tracking
  • Optional eye tracking
  • No extra hardware required
  • Works with FreeTrack/TrackIR games
  • Customizable view presets
  • Exaggerated head movements for control
Features
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SmoothTrack 2.0 uses the head and eye tracking AR capabilities of your phone to provide the simplest and best head tracker for 6 degrees-of-freedom head movements in your sim games. ----- "The best new controller on the market." - Charlie Hall, 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). Additionally, since version 2, your eyes are also optionally tracked and will nudge the camera based on where you're glancing on screen! - 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 simple camera gestures, you can shift your perspective in-game. Also, if you want, you can store views (say, a copilot angle, or a cockpit closeup) as Quick Views for easy access later. 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! Email and Discord support is provided if there are any issues (or if you have any ideas for new features!).

Screenshots

Mindustry4 screens
SmoothTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mindustry at $1.99 against SmoothTrack's $14.99. Mindustry also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). SmoothTrack's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (86% vs 74%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mindustry costs $1.99 and SmoothTrack $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmoothTrack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 249 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Mindustry's written reviews are positive against 86% of SmoothTrack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindustry ships an update every 4 days, SmoothTrack every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mindustry versus SmoothTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindustrySmoothTrack
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.5 (1K ratings)4.7 (249 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better249
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton KramskoiJohn Goering

Customer experience

Mindustry

All ratings1,019 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews623 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.3%

SmoothTrack

All ratings249 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.4%

User reviews

Mindustry

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Excellent value
  • 🚀 Tons of content
  • 🚀 Impressive depth

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Unintuitive controls
  • 🐛 Lack of tutorial/guidance
  • 🐛 Outdated UI for newer devices
  • 🐛 Progression bottlenecks

SmoothTrack

From 249 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and accurate head tracking
  • 👍 Affordable alternative to expensive hardware
  • 💡 Doesn't require any additional equipment
  • 🚀 Easy to set up and use
  • 👍 Enhances immersion in flight simulators

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Drains phone battery quickly
  • 🔧 Requires some technical knowledge for setup
  • 🔧 Calibration and sensitivity adjustments needed

Bugs and requests

Mindustry

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Save data corruption and loss
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom maps
  • More campaign levels and content
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Expanded tech tree and upgrades
  • Better UI scaling for larger screens
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  • Ability to queue/fast-forward waves
  • Improved pathfinding and unit AI
  • More diverse enemy types and mechanics

SmoothTrack

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tracking issues with certain phone positions
  • Compatibility problems with some devices/OSes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Background mode support
  • Ability to use rear camera
  • Improved UI and customization options

In-app purchases

None

Mindustry

No in-app purchases

None

SmoothTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindustry free?
Mindustry costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmoothTrack free?
SmoothTrack costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindustry or SmoothTrack?
SmoothTrack is rated higher. Mindustry averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while SmoothTrack averages 4.7 from 249 ratings.
Do Mindustry or SmoothTrack have ads?
Neither Mindustry nor SmoothTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindustry or SmoothTrack?
Mindustry ships an update every 4 days, and SmoothTrack every 4 months. Most recently, Mindustry was updated on September 25, 2026 and SmoothTrack on September 25, 2026.

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