Freelook Head Tracker vs XpRemotePanel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
XpRemotePanel
Enhance your flight simulation experience with an intuitive touch interface for frequently used aircraft instruments. Directly interact with gauges and avionics, and customize layouts across multiple devices for deeper immersion. Requires X-Plane 11 or 12.
- Intuitive touch interface for instruments
- Direct interaction with gauges
- Primary Flight Display (PFD)
- Directional Giro and Altimeter
- COM Stack and Autopilot controls
- FMS with CDU touch display
- Optional Navigation Pack for advanced features
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Pilot your aircraft with a finger tip - This app provides an intuitive touch interface to frequently used gauges and avionics in X-Plane. Instead of mimicking the turning of dials you can directly interact with the instruments, for example by dragging the heading bug to the desired direction on the compass rose. It has the following instruments for general aviation as well as airliner use: - Primary Flight Display (PFD) with attitude, speed, altimeter, vertical speed, directional giro, frequencies and autopilot buttons - Directional Giro with heading bug, drift indication and syncing - Altimeter with autopilot buttons, altitude preselection bug and barometer setting - Airspeed indicator with speed bug, v-speed indication and true airspeed display - COM Stack with Active / Standby switch and frequency entry keypad - KFC 200 style Autopilot with push and hold up/down buttons - FMS with CDU touch display (for default X-Plane FMS (B737/A330) and B737-800X Zibo Mod) The following functions are available after purchasing the optional Navigation Pack: - NAV Stack with Active / Standby switch and frequency entry keypad (also on PFD) - CDI gauge with course selection and locator/glide path indication - HSI gauge with heading bug, course selection and autopilot buttons (also on PFD) - Glideslope indicator and bearing pointers with distances on PFD - GCU 478 style keypad for G1000. Allows easy flightplan entry for all planes with default G1000 - CDU alphanumeric keys Multiple layouts are available based on the size of your screen. You can also show different instruments on different devices to increase the immersion. This app requires Laminar Research X-Plane 11 or 12 and uses its standard network data interface. For the CDU display, a plugin for X-Plane must be installed. Instructions inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Freelook Head Tracker at 4.5 against XpRemotePanel's 3.7. Freelook Head Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 6). XpRemotePanel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and XpRemotePanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Freelook Head Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Freelook Head Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of XpRemotePanel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Freelook Head Tracker ships an update weekly, XpRemotePanel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Freelook Head Tracker | XpRemotePanel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jung Son | Martin Gernss |
Customer experience
Freelook Head Tracker
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In-app purchases
Freelook Head Tracker
- Pro Version$9.99
XpRemotePanel
- Navigation Pack$6.99
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