LookPilot vs Tobii Eye Tracker 5
Tobii makes excellent dedicated eye-tracking hardware: an IR sensor bar that watches your eyes and head with high precision. The question for sim players is whether that precision is worth $279+ (US street prices have run higher since the 2025 tariff increase), a Windows-only setup, and a games list of a couple hundred official integrations - when a webcam and $14.99 covers the same core use across 700+ titles.
Tobii Eye Tracker 5
- High-precision dedicated IR eye tracking (133 Hz)
- Works in the dark (infrared illuminators)
- 6DoF head tracking included (not all games use every axis)
- Extra device to buy, mount below your monitor, and plug in
- ~170-271 officially integrated games vs 700+ via the TrackIR/FreeTrack protocols
- Windows only, no native Linux support
- Eye tracking limited to 27" (16:9) or 30" (21:9) screens; bigger monitors lose gaze support
LookPilot + your webcam
- 6DoF head tracking plus optional eye tracking from any webcam
- FreeTrack/TrackIR, opentrack UDP, joystick, and mouse outputs: 700+ games
- Native Windows and Linux (including Steam Deck / SteamOS)
- Nothing extra to buy or mount
- $14.99 once, lifetime updates
When the other option is the better choice
If eye-gaze precision is the product for you - gaze-based aiming, accessibility use, streaming heat maps, or playing in a pitch-dark room - Tobii's dedicated IR hardware is genuinely better at pure eye tracking and we won't pretend otherwise. For sim players who mainly want to look around the cockpit or cab naturally, head tracking does the heavy lifting, and that is exactly what LookPilot is built and tuned for.
Common questions
Is webcam eye tracking as precise as Tobii?
No. Dedicated IR hardware tracks gaze more precisely than any webcam solution. LookPilot leads with 6DoF head tracking (what sim players use ~85% of the time) and offers eye tracking as a complement, not as a precision gaze instrument.
Does Tobii work with more games than LookPilot?
The other way around for sim use: Tobii integrations are per-game and the official list is comparatively small, while LookPilot speaks the TrackIR/FreeTrack and opentrack protocols that roughly 700+ games already understand.
Can I use LookPilot in a dark room?
A webcam needs some light on your face. If you game in near-darkness with the monitor as the only light source, results vary; hardware IR trackers have the edge there. The 14-day free trial is the honest way to find out on your setup.
Is there really no subscription?
$14.99 once, all updates included. No subscription, no DLC.
Try it with the games you already play
700+ games supported. 96% positive on Steam (227 reviews).
Buy LookPilot $14.99