GameGlass vs Head Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameGlass
Enhance your gaming experience with custom touchscreen interfaces on your phone or tablet. Design, modify, and use intuitive controls with dynamic animations and clear layouts. Connect seamlessly to your PC for ultra-low latency command execution.
- Immersive touchscreen interfaces
- Dynamic interactions and animations
- Customizable layouts and buttons
- Action Manager for macros and automations
- Forge editor for creating and sharing Shards
- Ultra-low latency WiFi connection
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Control your games in a brand new way, with GameGlass Shards - immersive touchscreen interfaces on your phone and tablet. Shards let you use intuitive touch controls that include dynamic interactions and animations. Switches, buttons, toggles, sliders and more allow you to see your controls laid out clearly. Beautiful designs for a wide variety of game genres make them feel immersive. Once you download the host application and create an account on our website, you will be able to access our "Forge" editor which allows you to create, modify, and download other users shards. Every Shard is customizable. With our flexible Action Manager you can assign keybinds, mouse clicks, delays, sound effects and more. You can even combine actions to create powerful macros and automations. Want a different layout, or more buttons - you can move, delete and add parts to create the perfect Shard for any game. Setup is super easy - simply download Shards or create your own, then connect to the GameGlass desktop app. Commands are sent directly to your game via a secure, ultra low-latency connection using your own WiFi.
Head Tracker
This app provides responsive 6DOF head tracking for PC games using your iPhone's camera. Enjoy immersive flight and driving simulations without expensive hardware or uncomfortable headsets.
- 6DOF head tracking
- Wireless Wi-Fi connection
- No external hardware needed
- Accurate and responsive tracking
- Easy setup
- Compatible with opentrack
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Head Tracker uses iPhone’s front-facing TrueDepth camera to provide responsive and accurate 6DOF (degree of freedom) head tracking input to opentrack. Allowing users to enjoy flight and driving simulation games without expensive hardware or wearing uncomfortable headsets. ================================== Supported Devices (iPhone 11 and newer) ================================== This app requires device with TrueDepth camera or Devices with A12 or later processors: iPhone 11, iPhone SE(2nd Gen), iPad (8th Gen), Pro (2nd Gen) and later are supported. ================= Features ================= - 6 DOF - Connects over wifi network, no need for cables - No need to wear any uncomfortable head tracking headsets - Accurate and responsive (up to 60fps) - simple to setup ================================== opentrack supported games includes: ================================== - Microsoft Flight Simulator - FSX - DCS World - Star Citizen - Elite: Dangerous - IL2 - Euro Truck - and more. ================= Customer Reviews ================= "Installation took a couple of minutes on the PC and after the latest update is now smooth as butter. Looking forward to more improvements! Works perfectly on Euro Truck and other racing sims I play like Assetto Corsa etc" "I sold my TrackIR headset some years ago and missed it now in the new Flight Simulator - and guess what: this is combined with opentrack the ideal replacement. It “just works” and is easy to set up. Fair pricing. 5 stars. Thank you, John." ================= How to use: ================= - Open Head Tracker app on your iPhone, set your PC's IP address, then start - Launch opentrack application on your PC, select "Network over UDP" and the "freetrack 2.0" protocol, and press start - Start your favourite simulator game, it will now follow you head movements in the virtual cockpit. Visit https://jbcconsulting448679429.wordpress.com/head-tracking-quick-start/ for detailed instructions and download opentrack preset profile. ================================== Versions (Free and in-app purchase) ================================== Try out the free version. The free version allows you to play for 10 minutes per session, you can restart to extend the trial. Upgrade to the full version via in-app purchase to remove trial limit and automatic screen dimming to reduce battery usage. ================================== More Information and Support ================================== Visit https://jbcconsulting448679429.wordpress.com for more tips, network setup and troubleshooting instruction on configuring head tracking, and contact me for support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameGlass at none against Head Tracker's 1. GameGlass also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Head Tracker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 53%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Head Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GameGlass asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for GameGlass against 4.1 for Head Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of GameGlass's written reviews are positive against 70% of Head Tracker's.
GameGlass ships an update every 2 months, Head Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameGlass | Head Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (47 ratings) | 4.1 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GameGlass Inc. | John Yu |
Customer experience
GameGlass
Head Tracker
Bugs and requests
GameGlass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Head Tracker
Reported bugs
10 issues- Pitch flips upside down when yawing
- Purchase not restoring after reinstall
- Camera always in portrait mode
- Image gets dark after a few seconds
- Tracking is shaky and buggy
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- Connection drops and won't reconnect
- Does not work with iPhone SE
- Does not work with iPhone 7
- Does not work with iPhone 8
- Roll axis detects other axis components
Requested features
5 requests- Option to turn off screen when tracking
- Always visible rotation button for landscape camera
- Ability to brighten screen for better tracking
- Use IR camera for low-light conditions
- Option to make screen black to reduce battery/screen burn
In-app purchases
GameGlass
No in-app purchases
Head Tracker
- Full Version$1.99









