Customer Ratings & Reviews

Really amazing product! I’ve been using it for gaming took it recently on a trip this past week, and it literally does the job better then any other handheld gaming device, from switching your phone into a literal gaming device and it also even sets it up with the BackBone app, lets you play amazing titles such as Fortnite, Minecraft, Call Of Duty Mobile and so so much more! Even DS games if you know what I mean hehe. Highly recommend this device for anyone who’s looking into a handheld and wants to play great titles anywhere you go! By the way, it feels really premium and outstanding from the triggers to the buttons and movement on the joysticks.

I love this product I get to play my games from Xbox and PS5 by connecting to my cloud.

Hands down one of my favorite purchases in a long time. Not usually one to game when I’m out running around, but it makes it so compelling. It definitely works best with WiFi but if you have a good signal depending on the games you play it’s not too bad especially if playing games meant for phones. However it does connect to the Xbox and you can stream a lot of different games. It’s a great deal when compared to other handheld gaming option's. Do note that you do have to get a backbone subscription but it’s not a bad price and you still come out better price wise compared to other handheld gaming options. Also I’ve had two the first generation and second generation. The newer one is definitely faster and feels sturdier.

I travel a lot and I’ve seen several people using these on the plane. I finally had to cave and grab one whenever I saw it on sale. I only game on Xbox, so going through the browser to get to the cloud gaming beta was pretty easy and I was amazed at how seamless the process was and how responsive the controller was. My only regret is that I just bought the iPhone 16 Pro and now I’ve got to go get the USB-C version since the lightning one is obsolete for me.

Decent product. Feels a bit too lightweight for me and I’m not a fan of the way it feels in my hands at all. Works well on the other hand, but I had to retrain because it does not work with my case on my phone.

This product was honestly not bad, it does what it is intended for and it does it well. There will be no latency since it connects via usbc and you also don’t need to worry about charging it, waiting for it to pair, and you can charge your phone while you play and plug in headphones if you need to it’s biggest downfall is that it will cost you $100 and then a back bone subscription to use the app. Only get this if it is on sale at $60 and even that is pushing it…

Great accessory for my phone. Absolutely love this product

I honestly didn’t think this was going to work as well as it does. The direct connection makes it a perfect accessory and it works flawlessly on my PPSSPP emulator for Crisis Core, SSX and MediEvil. Even better when I Airplay to my Apple TV. Totally worth it!

This device did not work for me, but not because it was a bad device. The controller is actually quite nice and packs a lot of bang for the price. You need a strong network and probably a relatively new smartphone to make it truly work. I had neither when I used this and it did not work too well for me.

I have just started using the backbone and it works great. It has its own app, which you pay to use, and I have tried it with XBOX cloud without any problems. It seems to be a pretty solid controller. I just couldn’t get it to work with my phone case on.

Love this thing. Perfect for games and to play while in bed or traveling.

This works great! Our 13 year old grandson loves it!

Controller was great! I used it with my iPhone 14 Pro Max and was able to play cloud games flawlessly. Also came with apple arcade for a month and the games where pretty cool!

For a long time since the initial smart phones were getting games on them I was hoping that a controller would initially get designed for them. Fast forward to the here and now. We finally got it! Back bone. Being a long die hard Iphone user I have to say dreams come true. My second dream eventually got answered when Iphone went from lightning to USB C. But back to the review. I remember the days of the PSP, and the PSVITA. Oh, the joys of mobile gaming. But that meant I had multiple devices to carry. Now the best of both. Pop your phone in your back bone. Whether you have lightning or USB C you're good 2 go. You also get your mobile data! Even better. A device made better. Phones able to order pizza, watch youtube, tv, movies, and now play games. We are definitely heading in my childhoods mind of the right direction. Great job. Great design. One couldn't be happier with the purchase!

It’s awesome to carry this everywhere I go and play my favorite games. There are some downsides like when I play “claw mode” for a long time my hands to start hurt after 2hrs of playing and also need a subscription to use all features in the Backbone app, overall its still a cool piece to play some mobike games.

Purchased for my son for Christmas and he loves it! He’s been using it since he opened it up on Christmas Day!

Worth it it’s amazing, takes a while to figure out and set up everything but once you do you can play your Xbox PlayStations and cloud library’s on the fly

Bought this for my oldest and he definitely loves it. Easy to set up and battery life is great. Definitely worth the buy.

Best Christmas gift ever my son couldn’t believe it. I will be buying another one.

Great product!! Easy to set up and play. Game buttons work perfect. Great gift.