Comparison

Freelook Head Tracker vs Phone Joystick

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hands-free camera control
  • Opentrack integration
  • Supports 120fps
  • USB connection
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Dark mode
  • Gesture support
Features
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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.

About

Phone Joystick

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Use your iPhone as a joystick for simulations and games on your PC. Please note:  We offer Phone Joystick for free since June 2022. We suggest, that you get Phone Joystick today. We plan to switch to paid distribution in the coming months, but if you get Phone Joystick today, then you will keep it for free forever, even after our switch to paid distribution. ;-)

Screenshots

Freelook Head Tracker4 screens
Phone Joystick2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phone Joystick at none against Freelook Head Tracker's 1. Phone Joystick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Freelook Head Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price 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

Both are free to download. Freelook Head Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Phone Joystick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Freelook Head Tracker ships an update weekly, Phone Joystick every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Freelook Head Tracker versus Phone Joystick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreelook Head TrackerPhone Joystick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJung SonOndrej Lonek

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Freelook Head Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99
None

Phone Joystick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Freelook Head Tracker free?
Freelook Head Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone Joystick free?
Phone Joystick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Freelook Head Tracker or Phone Joystick have ads?
Freelook Head Tracker shows ads; Phone Joystick does not.
Which is updated more often, Freelook Head Tracker or Phone Joystick?
Freelook Head Tracker ships an update weekly, and Phone Joystick every 6 weeks. Most recently, Freelook Head Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Phone Joystick on October 27, 2026.

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