The leading platform for game streaming and core gaming on mobile.

5/5! We finally have a mobile controller to match the growing ambitions of the mobile gaming scene. We’ve seen plenty of gaming clips, gamepads and cradles, but none have yet matched the finesse and finish of the Backbone One. Designed specifically for iPhones, it matches well-crafted.

hardware with that rarest of things – an accompanying app that’s actually useful.”

“9/10! If we’re looking at the hardware, it’s arguably the best of its kind yet. The hardware alone might make it worth the purchase, but the software is what really makes it unique.”

“I have spent as much time with Apple mobile hardware and the people that have created it as probably anyone on the planet so please understand that I don’t say this lightly, but this really feels like the game controller and network Apple would have made if it understood competitive games.”

Your new gaming destination

Launch games, stream to Twitch, edit clips, redeem perks, and chat seamlessly with friends across games using the Backbone+ App.

Find new games to play.

Personalized recommendations to find your next favorite game.

Play almost any game anywhere.

From mobile-native iOS games to next-gen console exclusives steamed from the cloud, choose from thousands of titles across supported platforms.

Squad up

Voice chat and multiplayer lobbies makes playing with friends or strangers seamless across games.

Discover what’s new.

View in-game highlights from the community and discover the next big thing.

Play on any screen.

Use your Backbone One controller with any USB-C device, including iPad, Mac, and PC.

Stream To Twitch or YouTube

Go live in one tap and share your skills with the world.

Capture, edit, share

• With features like flashback recording, clip editing, and more, never miss a moment.
• Press the Capture button to record, edit, and share gameplay
• Machine-learning powered highlights editing
• Unlimited cloud storage
• Last 15 seconds recording and bookmark support
• 1080p 60fps recording on iOS 15

Get notified when it’s game time

See when your friends on Backbone start playing so you can join them.

Gaming Mode with iOS

Automatically turn on iOS Gaming Mode to silence notifications when you connect your Backbone One controller.

Exclusive Perks & In-Game Items

Backbone+ subscribers receive free trials, exclusive perks, and in-game loot with new additions all the time.

Game-changing hardware

As the lowest power and lowest latency gaming device to ever work with the iPhone, it requires no charging while enabling incredibly responsive gaming anywhere you want. Snap-in and game on.