Falcon BMS Control vs HeadTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falcon BMS Control
Control a flight simulator from your mobile device. This app mirrors simulator displays and buttons on your touch screen, offering responsive control with minimal delay. A companion server application is required for full functionality.
- Control Falcon BMS simulator
- Render ICP, DED, and MFDs
- Touchscreen button control
- No perceivable delay
- Requires companion server app
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Falcon BMS Control lets you control Falcon BMS simulator from your iPad or iPhone. It will render the ICP, DED and both left and right MFDs on your touch device and all buttons present will control your simulator with no perceivable delay. Requires the accompanying server application from https://kungfoo.github.io/falcon-bms-control/ to be running to fully work.
HeadTrack
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This app allows using your phone as a head tracking device for games on your PC. Works with games which support FreeTrack 2.0 protocol but can also connect directly with Opentrack. Many flight or racing simulation games support head tracking. HeadTrack on your phone can be your head tracking device, no additional hardware is required. HeadTrack tracks your head movement and rotation which is sent to your games. The HeadTrack app on your phone supports Gyroscope or Camera as input. The Gyroscope input has very little latency which makes it good for quick movements. The Camera input supports full 6DoF tracking. Supported Inputs • HeadTrack (recommended) - Available for iOS with Gyroscope or Camera. • Opentrack App - Connect any app which is compatible with Opentrack. • Live Link App - Another alternative iOS app with camera input Supported Outputs • FreeTrack (recommended / Windows only) - Head tracking data is sent to games which support FreeTrack 2.0. This should work with most games which support head trackers. • Opentrack - Head tracking data is sent to Opentrack on this PC. This is useful if you already have Opentrack set up. • FlightGear - Plugin for FlightGear • X-Plane - Plugin for X-Plane 9+ Supported Games Most games which support head tracking should work with HeadTrack. Some games we can confirm are working: Arma 3, BeamNG.drive, FlightGear, X-Plane. In your game, look into the settings if there is any support for FreeTrack or similar head tracking devices. If there is any input or output you would like to see added, let us know!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HeadTrack at every 5 weeks against Falcon BMS Control's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Falcon BMS Control ships an update every 9 months, HeadTrack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falcon BMS Control | HeadTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silvio Heuberger | Thomas Vos |
In-app purchases
Falcon BMS Control
No in-app purchases
HeadTrack
No in-app purchases









