Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Turtle Beach Atom mobile gaming controller offers a compact and ergonomic design that enhances the mobile gaming experience. Its responsive buttons and customizable controls make gameplay smooth and enjoyable. The built-in rechargeable battery ensures long gaming sessions, while Bluetooth connectivity eliminates the need for wires. The controller's compatibility is great because if you have a lighting port iphone or new USB-C iphone 15, this controller works because its bluetooth. Overall, the Turtle Beach Atom is a solid choice for mobile gamers seeking improved control and comfort on the go. I use the controller for Call of Duty Mobile and it’s awesome.

Finally a controller that actually works well with a mobile phone. We have tried many in the past but this was designed by a gamer!

The controller feels alright but has input delay sometimes or now and then just won’t register the button press if you pushed to fast. won’t fit your phone with most cases and it’s definitely not working with Xbox Game Pass games however works with most games that are from the App Store. The Turtle Beach app is atrocious of course, nothing really you can do with it. Connecting is very simple. Alright for Minecraft I guess but not for fps or something that requires precision. I like the compactness though. No way to charge device while using though.

After using it for a couple of hours after unboxing, I’d say it’s a fantastic controller for the iPhone and what came included! Has good thumb-stick grips, good trigger response, good buttons too and a cool bag to carry the controller with. Would recommend!!

Works great on my phone. Games can be great with great ease. It’s comfortable in the hands. Battery lasts a long time.

Excellent product. No hickups. No downsides. Charges extremely fast, and hours of use per charge up. 5 stars.

For starters it says for android and iphone on the box is printed for iphone however it does not stay connected to the iphone they have Q&As on the website from Turtle Beach saying this is an android only product also states its game pass friendly this is not the case not only does it not support game pass for iphone but the comtrollers legit turn off right after you conmect them and shame on Turtle Beach saying this product is iphone friendly because there website itself doesnt give the iPhone option for support seems like false advertising to me but i retured it as fast as i bought it a simple shame Turtle Beach should stick to headsets thats what there good at

I’ll give you my opinion on mobile gaming, I usually play something where the controls are fairly simple and so is the gameplay. Why? Because anything advanced or mirrors console gaming is rather difficult to do on mobile and if not done right it is just not enjoyable. Now if you have something like the Turtle Beach Atom this is a game changer and makes mobile gaming a whole lot better in my opinion. Having this connected to my phone I feel like I have a whole new gaming system at my fingertips. It has made games like Call of Duty that much enjoyable. The Turtle Beach Atom consists of two pieces. The left and right lock into one another magnetically and when charging and makes it compact to store. It comes with a USB-C charging cable, two sets of grip pads and a carry/storage pouch. You can use the grip pads to stick on each side of the Atom to adjust to your phones size/model. I used the thicker set on the Atom to fit my iPhone 13 Pro and it fits perfectly snug. Turtle Beach claims to have a battery life of twenty hours. I have played many sessions without having to charge the Atom but not enough to test the 20 hours but I am confident it can do that. When it comes to build quality I would say it feels a little cheap and is mainly plastic. The D-pad fell worse than an original Nintendo controller but most games don’t require use of it anyways. The joysticks do feel go though and they kind of surprised me for something of this size. The shoulder buttons and triggers do feel cheap. Beside those things I really do like the Atom for what it does to help me enjoy mobile games a lot more than I used too.

Mobile gaming on a smartphone has almost completely replaced portable gaming consoles. The games are fun and the graphics and gameplay rival the best consoles, but smartphones aren’t comfortable to hold for long gaming sessions and touching the screen isn’t the same as mashing buttons or thumbing a joystick. This Turtle Beach Atom is like a traditional game console controller split in half and designed to attach to your smartphone to basically turn it into a powerful mobile gaming console. The two halves are wirelessly connected together with low-latency wireless and the pair pairs to your phone via Bluetooth. Each half clamps to and of your phone and when assembled, is much more comfortable to hold and much easier to game with. Pros: * Very comfortable to hold for long gaming sessions. * Very lightweight so minimal additional heft to your phone. * The two halves are pre-linked together via low-latency wireless. * The two halves pair easily to your phone via Bluetooth as one device. * All of the expected buttons in the right places with great button feel. * Both halves nest together for more compact storage. * Long battery life. * Tons of compatible games. * Both halves turn off automatically when docked together. * Both halves charge off one USB-C cable connection. Cons: * Have to remember to turn on each half independently - auto-on would be nice when separated. * The charging status LED is on opposite sides of the controllers when docked, so you can’t see both without flipping the docked set around. * Barely fits a Pro Max iPhone with the thinnest of cases. * The controller status/configuration app isn’t designed for larger iPhones. Setup: First-time setup couldn’t be much easier. With the two parts docked together as they come out of the box, just plug in the single USB-C cable and wait for them to charge fully. When docked, they magnetically stick together and charge together. There is a status LED on each half that turns green when each is charged. These LEDs are on the bottom edge of each half which is convenient when they are attached to your phone. However, when charging them, the controllers are inverted and stacked so that these LEDs are now on opposite sides while they’re being charged. This means that while charging, you kinda have to flip the whole thing around to see both lights on opposite sides of the docked set. Not a huge deal, but it would have been more convenient to have the lights visible from the same side while the pair is being charged. Either way, it’s still great that you can charge the pair with a single cable. Once both halves are charged, unplug the cable and separate them. You can’t turn them on when docked which is great so they don’t turn on and discharge when docked for storage. Turn on each half by holding the Home button to power on the left half and the Menu button to turn on the right half. The two halves pair to each other automatically, so you just have to pair the combined “controller” to your iPhone. Once on, press the Bluetooth button to put the controller in pairing mode and do the usual on your phone to connected to it. That’s it - done! You can install the optional App from Turtle Beach to upgrade the controller’s firmware, check each half’s battery status, check and adjust the various dead zones, etc… Now is time to mount the controller to your phone. I have a huge iPhone 15 Pro Max with an ultra-thin case installed. Each half of the controller has a spring-loaded clamp to hold your phone in place, but your phone has to fit within the edges of the case. My huge phone just barely fit, but smaller phones will probably fit fine. If needed, the controller came with optional rubber pads of two different thicknesses to better hold onto thinner phones or those not in cases. I wouldn’t say that it’s quick and easy to slide the controllers onto your phone, but you get used to it and provided you don’t pull them apart while gaming, they stay on pretty solidly. Usage: With the controller docked together for storage, just pull them apart to get ready to game. They don’t turn on automatically, but they do turn off automatically when re-docked at the end of your gaming session. Slide each end onto your phone and make sure the ends are secured in place. Then hold the Home and Menu buttons to turn each half on. They’ll reconnect to each other and then to your phone. Start your favorite game and play away! The contoured grips felt much more comfortable to hold while gaming than holding just the phone itself. The buttons are in the same arrangement that you’re used to from console gaming and everything is within reach. Battery life is rated at about 20 hours of play time which is amazing given how lightweight they are. I play several of the compatible games for hours and found that the controllers made my phone much easier to hold and way easier to control. Again, be careful not to pull them outward to separate them as they will easily pull off your phone and you could end up dropping your phone. I had no issues with slight twisting of the controllers while really getting into the game, but be mindful that the two halves are only attached to your phone by spring-loaded clamps. When you’re done gaming, just pull off each half, invert and dock them together again. They’ll magnetically attach to each other and both halves will turn off automatically. Pop the pair in the provided travel bag or plug them in to charge for next time. Overall: If you enjoy mobile gaming sessions longer than 15 minutes or are tired of tapping the screen to play, this mobile gaming controller for iPhones is totally worth it. Not only does it make holding your phone for gaming a ton more comfortable, but the physical buttons make playing the game that much more fun and more like a standard console. The only things I noted that needed improvement were small things to make it that much better, but nothing prevents me from recommending it. Provided your phone fits (most will as long as they’re not both the largest phone in a thick case), this controller will turn your smartphone into a competitive mobile console.

This is a solid, compact controller design. It’s nearly perfect for its intended use, but comes with a couple of caveats. First off, it’s well built. I wasn’t completely sold on its design in product images, but in person it feels good in hand, with beefy grips to make playing more comfortable, especially for adults. The copper details also look a lot better than the shiny strips shown in the product images. Turtle Beach also made a great design choice in giving this split controller a single charge port and in allowing the two halves to connect to charge both sides at once. This is great in practice, after all, the fact that they nest allows them to stay compact and ready for a road trip or the like. Once your phone is clamped inside, it feels pretty solid, giving the impression of a true game console, albeit one somewhat limited by the offerings in the App Store, and possibly cloud gaming. Many mobile games are designed for touch and touch alone, but there are hidden gems and console games that have made it their way to mobile and enabled bluetooth control schemes - but it’s not quite the same as a console and their dedicated game offerings. I felt this limitation, but that doesn’t stop this controller from doing its job well. If you have a preferred game that’s controller ready, this is a great option. It’s especially hard to beat dedicated controls for 3D games. Racing in Asphalt 9 is far more immersive and far less finicky, for example. Putting the screen in the center makes a big difference, forming a fairly solid impression of a singular gaming system that feels more natural than other setups - whether that be with a phone stand or simply propping up a phone and using a secondary controller. In my case, however, I was not able to use my iPhone 14 Pro Max in its case, which was a drawback for sure. The issue is that the camera bump is thick enough that one edge usually ends up less supported. It’s doable, but not perfect. Removing the case gives a solid grip with no issue, it’s just a shame to have to remove a case each use. Turtle Beach includes pads to accommodate various thicknesses, but for iPhones, they are already so thick (at the camera bump) that it seems simply too tight with a case, even without using any of these pads. Overall, this controller can really make mobile gaming feel fresh and fun again, but you’ll need to know that your preferred types of games are available with gamepad support, as many are touch centric. It opens doors, but with iPhone, you may not be able to play with your case on. Good Stuff: - Nicely built, solid design - Grips are great size for extended gameplay - Compact, nesting design w/ single charge port for charging - Securely fits iPhones (outside of case) - Centrally located screen is the ideal placement Less than Good Stuff: - Could not fit my iPhone with silicone case on - Availability of games with controller support is not as broad as consoles, varies by genre and preferences and can limit value

Overall, a great little accessory for any iPhone owner who enjoys playing games. It basically turns your iPhone into a hand held gaming system. It's works perfectly, but isn't perfectly designed as I can't use it with my iPhone 15 Pro Max in a case - that is partially Apple's fault as the camera bump makes it hard to be designed around. But it out of the case, it will work with that phone and so accommodates all sizes of the iPhone. The integration is seamless and the controls are responsive. And the overall design is very smart and makes it easily portable. Starting with the design of the controller itself, when not in use the two sides connect to each other for travel as well as charging. It's a super brilliant design and makes the device very compact for easy transportation. This also allows both sides to charge with one cord which is great! To use with your phone the two sides pull apart and you slide your phone into one side and then the other - this is the only imperfection as the large iPhones with a case like mine won't fit due to the camera bump and cases usually having a raised bezel to protect the cameras, but it's not that hard to take my phone out of the case to put into the controller and it does work that way just fine ever with my large Pro Max phone. Once the phone is in, you long press the home button on the left controller and the menu button on the right controller to power them on and then your good to go. The controls all worked perfectly with the several Apple Arcade games I've used them with and they fit nicely in my hands basically giving the same experience as using a Nintendo Switch in handheld mode. One advantage of this style over others that have a single controller and a hovering phone holder is that the weight of the phone is better distributed between your two hands which makes it super comfortable to use and hold. I do wish they could have come up with a way to make this fit my phone without having to take it out of the case, but I can also appreciate how difficult that might be with such a large phone, and that is really the only negative of this otherwise very well designed game controller. It works great and is very responsive with no lag and takes game play on the iPhone to a new level!

Gaming on the go has never been stylish. From its compact interlocking stored design (complete with storage bag) to the detailed paint scheme, the Turtle Beach Atom offers an almost perfect experience when it comes to mobile gaming. In my hands the controls have a soft yet sturdy plastic that will hold up to hours of play. The buttons are very responsive and the sticks are quick and light. Charging is easy and relatively fast with a very good battery life and amazingly simple setup with Bluetooth. The only caveat I have is the phone fit. The controller comes with pads for size adjustment for phones in cases and out. However even with a relatively thin MagSafe case on my iPhone I find it difficult to fit in the controller in a way that feels secure. So I have resorted to taking it out of the case to play. Once I do that it does seem to increase the feel to be more secure. For this I’m subtracting a star from the review. As versatility should be taken into account when buying one of these. Your results may vary depending on your phone case or lack there of. But other than that this case really does work very well. I would recommend it to people as long as they understand that the case on their phone may hinder the fit of the phone between the controllers.

I picked this up when I saw it was compatible with the Playstation Remote Play app. Controller works good, the Sony app unfortunately can be laggy or suffer from screen freeze depending on the quality of your internet connection but that’s not the fault of this controller. I didn’t experience lag between the controller and my device, it made the cars in Horizon Chase much easier to control than the touchscreen of the phone. I tried it with the mobile version of a popular FPS, but I really struggled with aiming. I had downloaded the Atom app so I could tune the sticks and that helped a little but it still felt awkward having the D pad below the left stick. The controller works with more games than what’s on their website list. On some games you need to navigate to settings and select gamepad as the control type before you play. Not a fan of the clamping system yet, it’s too small to fit over my phone case (Otterbox Defender) even without adding any of the fit pads. It does clamp tight enough that it will stay on the phone at least but it’s not fully locked in. It’s very compact when clipped together for charging and comes with a drawstring travel pouch.

The Turtle Beach Atom Controller for iPhone is a pretty neat gadget. I had never used a gaming accessory for my iPhone but do play a fair amount of games on it so thought it was worth checking out. The packaging is nice and secure for shipping. The blue color scheme looks sleek. Putting my phone in it was a breeze, no issues there, even with my case on! I have the iPhone 13, but this is compatible with several later versions of iPhone so check yours! This connects to your phone with Bluetooth, seamlessly in my case. There’s an app to help you find compatible games. Once you find a game you want to play, it detects the controller and asks if you’d like to use it. Just say yes! From there you can explore the buttons, have fun figuring out what they do and play away! Little lights let you know when the controller is on, when it’s synced, and when it’s charging or needs charging. Overall super simple setup that worked right out of the box. For charging you need to slide the pieces together, they link right up, and plug it in. This is a fun gadget, I could see lots of younger people really having fun with it.

Mobile gaming is a somewhat neglected segment in the gaming industry. Quite often mobile gaming is limited to simpler games. And AAA games which are ported to mobile gaming are often limited to the lack of controls especially when phones nowadays barely have any buttons. One such solution is to add a game controller designed for mobile device. But the problem with most mobile game controllers is they tend to be big. The Turtle Beach Atom Controller is one such solution. The Turtle Beach Atom Controller is a blue tooth powered mobile game controller. It is charged via USB – C cable wherein a cable is also provided. What separates this device from other mobile game controllers is that it is modular making it compact when not in use thereby making it a portable accessory. It is joined magnetically making it compact. But once separated it fits into both ends of your phone. Please note that this version is for the iPhone. And though it i connected via Bluetooth, there is no guaranty that it would work on Android devices. Once paired and attached to my iPhone 13 Pro, I tried it with several mobile games. First is that most games will connect automatically like with Asphalt 9. But I’ve noted that there might be some control issues. And for games such as Call of Duty, I am of the understanding that it works only in multiplayer mode. So your mileage may vary. As for the keys in the Atom Controller, all the keys usually found in gaming controllers are there and the tactility is quite similar too. Overall, the Atom Controller makes sure that your mobile gaming experience is as fun as possible. I would recommend this.

I received the Turtle Beach Atom iOS Game Controller for Apple Phones, seems to be well made, quality build that is sturdy, portable, and stylish. It is compact and lightweight, takes up little space. It comes in its own little storage bag. Both ends of the controller easily slot into one another, making transport easy and efficient. Setting it up took minutes, as all you had to do was charge the device and then pair it with the phone via Bluetooth. After this, it was ready to go for repeated use, for up to 20 hours. It charges up quickly, too, going from empty to full in approximately two and a half hours. The Bluetooth connectivity also ensures that there’s a stable connection to your device at all times. This prevents any mid-game freezes and noticeable input delay. There is also an Atom compatibility app which allows you to easily customize your controller, tweaking stick responses, dead zones, and helping to ensure that it’s up to date with the latest firmware. Overall, this is a nice and fun on the go gaming device to use with your phone.

The controller is pretty great for one main reason: I can leave my phone in it's case when I use it! I don't have to remove the case every time I put the controller on it, and I have a medium thickness case on my phone (Tech21 style). The fact that the two halves of the controller fold up to be nice and small is also a plus. The simplicity of the app is nice; It's just a few settings and that's it! Also I've used it for about 4 hours at a time and only burned through about 10% of the controller battery each time, so it seems like it lasts a pretty long time! The two cons are one bigger one and a small one. The minor issue is that this controller doesn't offer pass-through charging or headsets, so you have to use the phone speakers or a Bluetooth headset, and keep an eye on the charge. That leads to the more major issue. I bought this to play games while on the go (obviously) and so I don't want to have everyone around me hearing the games I play. I use my Beats earbuds when I play, plus my phone is always connected to my apple watch. Because this controller is Bluetooth instead of a lighning adapter like the other ones in this category, you really can't use any other Bluetooth devices at the same time or it makes the latency pretty noticeable. I play primarily minecraft and it's pretty noticeable, especially when I'm being attacked lol. Overall, as long as you charge your phone beforehand, and disconnect your other Bluetooth devices, it's a pretty solid little controller!

This is the controller you want if you want to game on your phone. The selection of the games you can use it with is not vast, but it's not bad. The iPhone Mini and standard size both fit with a variety of cases, but if they are too thick, it doesn't fit securely. My iPhone Pro Max fit very well with no case and a thin case. The bluetooth was a great advantage over plugging a controller into it, and the connection was solid and didn't seem to glitch. With no case, or a case that has MagSafe, you can charge the standard and max iPhones, but charging the Mini didn't work for me. I like the feel of the buttons and D-pad. I prefer a little less movement in the joysticks. They work well though. I like how the controllers connect together for charging. The caveat is that the controller halves must be connected to charge them both. I find it a minor inconvenience. I only had them disconnect and power down once, and it was because I set the phone and controller down for a few minutes. A longer timeout might help that. To sum up, if you have games that you can use these with, they really up the quality of game play.

Only reason im not giving 5 stars is because when interlocked together and stored, I worry about stick drift. However no issues a month in, the sticks and triggers feel great. I love that it connects through blue tooth so i can use it if I grab a new phone. If youre worried about latency, I have not noticed any what so ever. Glad I went with this over backbone.

it's an okay controller, although the phone is not really stable when fit in the controller, but overall it does the job well. wish it has the usb-c port to plug in to the phone without using bluetooth connection. The pairing process was tricky though.