Backbone — Next-Level Play

In-app purchases
4.6
17.6K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://backbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at support@playbackbone.com or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://backbone.com/terms/
Updated on
Sep 1, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
17.2K reviews
Jason Hughes
August 15, 2025
Do NOT waste your money! One it does NOT work in "ANY" game you want. Take Brawlstars for example, the game itself doesn't allow you to use this. If the screen shot feature in "any" game actually worked, well, that would clearly be a gamechanger and would actually make this controller & it's software a step above the rest. So not only is it one of the more/most expensive controllers out, then they want you to pay monthly(roughly almost 45$ a year) just to use the app that you NEED to use. 👎👎👎
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Donald Thomas
August 28, 2025
Every time I launch the app, a little red banner pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "Something went wrong! Please try again." This message often sits on the screen for quite a while before sometimes finally disappearing, only to reappear as I navigate around the app. While games still work fine with the controller and I can still navigate around the app with the controller, clicking on videos in the app will not bring them full up full screen to watch as it's supposed to.
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Backbone
December 4, 2023
Hey Donald. I wanted to follow up here and let you know that we were able to identify and correct the issue with app version 1.5.3. Please update your app and let us know if you're still having any issues!
Karoshi Dewanai
June 28, 2025
The device works but requires a subscription to unlock the ability to map the buttons. I'm not spending an extra $40 per year on backbone+ just to unlock a basic function. I'm very disappointed in the product for this reason. Hopefully the company will come to their senses, and unlock this basic feature for all users who have already purchased their $100 Backbone device. Until then, this device will collect dust from lack of use. I do not recommend it. What a shame because it's otherwise decent.
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What’s new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements