Aliens Motion Tracker vs CMDR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aliens Motion Tracker
Transform your device into an entertainment motion tracker inspired by classic sci-fi. Simulate alien encounters with authentic visuals and sounds, controlled by your device's compass and gyroscope.
- Authentic visuals and sound
- Device compass and gyroscope control
- Tap to place alien on scanner
- Recreate movie scenes
- Enact own alien encounters
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This app is intended for entertainment purposes only and does not provide true motion tracking functionality. Recreate the scene from the classic movie, or enact your own alien encounter! Turn your iPhone into an ‘Aliens Motion Tracker’ complete with authentic visuals and sound. The Aliens Motion Tracker is controller by the device compass & gyroscope (where present) - just tap the screen to place an Alien on the scanner.
CMDR
This app delivers the latest news from the Elite: Dangerous universe quickly and efficiently. It helps users stay informed about important in-game events, such as server downtime, by making news items content-aware for easy calendar integration.
- Fast Galnet News delivery
- Content-aware event integration
- Calendar synchronization
- Clean and lean interface
- Offline news access (implied by 'sat on a train')
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CMDR is a lean and fast way to get the latest Galnet News from Elite: Dangerous. Whether you're practicing your dog fighting, exploring the center of the galaxy or sat on a train CMDR brings you the latest news articles from the worlds of Elite: Dangerous in the fastest and cleanest way possible. News items are content aware making it fast and easy to add important events, like server downtime for Powerplay updates, to your calendar. Fly Safe CMDRs o7 Elite: Dangerous is copyright of Frontier Developments Plc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CMDR at Free against Aliens Motion Tracker's $0.99. CMDR also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). Aliens Motion Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (290 vs 16). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
CMDR is free to download; Aliens Motion Tracker costs $0.99 up front. CMDR sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Aliens Motion Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Aliens Motion Tracker against 4.8 for CMDR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aliens Motion Tracker has 290 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Aliens Motion Tracker's written reviews are positive against 79% of CMDR's.
Aliens Motion Tracker ships an update every 14 months, CMDR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aliens Motion Tracker | CMDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 290 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dizzy Squirrel Limited | Peter Stanley |
Customer experience
Aliens Motion Tracker
CMDR
Bugs and requests
Aliens Motion Tracker
Reported bugs
9 issues- No sound at all
- Sound doesn't work
- Audio not playing
- Stopped producing multiple pings
- Sound doesn't work through iPhone X
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- No sound for tracker or dots
- Sound geht nicht
- No sound coming from it
- No sound whatsoever
Requested features
10 requests- Add AirTag tracking
- Sentry Gun control mode
- More customization options (color, background)
- Targets running at the user
- Multiply pinging sound with more targets
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- Random target generation mode
- Leverage 'find me' devices app
- Watch support
- Reset targets without restarting
- Hold iPhone upright option
CMDR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aliens Motion Tracker
No in-app purchases
CMDR
- Delicious snack for the Dev$0.99
- Small coffee for the Dev$1.99
- Medium coffee for the Dev$2.99
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- Large coffee for the Dev$3.99
Questions
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