Comparison

SmoothTrack vs Flight Deck AR

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

Head to head
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!).

About

Flight Deck AR

Transform your mobile device into a head tracker for X-Plane. Experience natural cockpit views that follow your head movements without any extra hardware or complex setup. Enjoy enhanced immersion in your flight simulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time head tracking with device camera
  • Native X-Plane integration
  • Zero-setup, plug-and-fly functionality
  • Supports all X-Plane aircraft
  • Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Auto-pause when face is not detected
  • Per-aircraft settings
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Turn your iPad or iPhone into a powerful head tracker and fly more naturally. No clips, no sensors, no plugins, no IP configurations. Just launch the app and your cockpit view follows your head instantly. Why Flight Deck AR? • Native integration: built directly on X-Plane’s official UDP/Datarefs. • Cross-platform: works with X-Plane on Windows, macOS, and Linux. • Zero setup: no IP config, no DLLs, no drivers, no emulation, no calibration. Plug & fly. • All aircraft supported: from Laminar defaults to complex add-ons. • Simple hardware: just your iPad or iPhone camera. • Lightweight & smooth: optimized for performance and stability. Features: • Real-time head tracking with your device’s camera • Native X-Plane integration (UDP & datarefs) • Full integration, zero-config, with X-Camera plugin • Camera controls, with custom head-tracked cameras for each Aircraft • Auto-Pause: pause the sim if face is not detected for a prolonged period. • Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux • Zero setup: launch, connect, and fly • Supports all aircraft (default + add-ons) • Uses only your iPad or iPhone camera • Smooth, lightweight, and responsive head tracking • Ready-to-use presets for common scenarios • Advanced settings for fine-tweaking • Per Aircraft settings. Each configuration of the tracker is linked automatically and independently to the currently loaded Aircraft. • No extra hardware required • Control the App from your X-Plane joystick • Eye Tracking (BETA) Fly naturally Move your head, look around. Lean forward to read instruments. Glance left and right on final. With Flight Deck AR, your cockpit becomes as alive as the real thing, without extra gear. Compatibility • Requires X-Plane 11 or 12 on Windows, macOS, or Linux. • No additional plugins or configuration needed. • Compatible devices: iPhone X and later (all models) iPhone SE (3rd generation and later) iPad Pro 11-inch (all models) iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later) iPad Air (4th generation and later) iPad mini (6th generation and later) The future of head tracking Unlike TrackIR or FreeTrack, Flight Deck AR is built for X-Plane, not hacked around it. It’s the first head tracker that works wherever X-Plane does, and it just works. Flight Deck AR. Plug & fly. Flight Deck AR transforms your iPad or iPhone into a powerful head tracker for X-Plane. Using just your device’s camera, you can move your head naturally and watch the cockpit view respond instantly. Enjoy a more immersive flying experience without wires, sensors, or complicated setups. Made for X-Plane pilots who want immersion, simplicity, and performance. Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SmoothTrack4 screens
Flight Deck AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Deck AR at Free against SmoothTrack's $14.99. Flight Deck AR also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SmoothTrack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (250 vs 3). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flight Deck AR is free to download; SmoothTrack costs $14.99 up front. Flight Deck AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmoothTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Deck AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmoothTrack has 250 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of SmoothTrack's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Deck AR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmoothTrack ships an update every 4 months, Flight Deck AR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
SmoothTrack versus Flight Deck AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmoothTrackFlight Deck AR
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (250 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings250 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn GoeringVisuality srl

Customer experience

SmoothTrack

All ratings250 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.4%

Flight Deck AR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Flight Deck AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmoothTrack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flight Deck AR

One-time1
  • Flight Deck AR PRO$11.99

Questions

Is SmoothTrack free?
SmoothTrack costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Deck AR free?
Flight Deck AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmoothTrack or Flight Deck AR?
Flight Deck AR is rated higher. SmoothTrack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 250 ratings, while Flight Deck AR averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SmoothTrack or Flight Deck AR have ads?
Neither SmoothTrack nor Flight Deck AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmoothTrack or Flight Deck AR?
SmoothTrack ships an update every 4 months, and Flight Deck AR every 2 weeks. Most recently, SmoothTrack was updated on October 20, 2026 and Flight Deck AR on October 12, 2026.

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