# XB \| Controller App For Xbox — user reviews > 247 indexed App Store user reviews of XB | Controller App For Xbox by SimpleDev LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 2,239 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xb-controller-app-for-xbox/id6547832056/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xb-controller-app-for-xbox/id6547832056.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,804 · 4★ 163 · 3★ 84 · 2★ 46 · 1★ 142 ## What do users think of XB | Controller App For Xbox? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Convenient for controlling Xbox - 💡 Helpful when controller is broken **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues - 💰 Subscription required for full functionality - 🔍 Difficulty identifying Xbox devices **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Buttons not responding as expected - Unexpected charges/subscriptions **Most requested features** - Option to name Xbox devices - Support for all controller buttons - Ability to use app without logging into Xbox ## Newest reviews (16 of 247) ### 3/5 — Ok *2026-08-24, version 1.1.3* It’s ok but you need to pay to get the full thing and you can’t play your games ### 4/5 — Pretty useful overall 3.5 *2026-08-20, version 1.1.3* More controls could work but for what I need done it’s solid for the most part ### 2/5 — I mean it’s something *2026-08-15, version 1.1.3* Imagine this for a second your home maybe 4-5 hours a day and on your downtime you like to watch tv but every time you press ten buttons some random guy holds your controller for 7seconds and says pay me three dollars a month or thirty for the and ill go away that what its like having this app ### 2/5 — Koby *2026-08-14, version 1.1.3* Functions decent, took abit to Bluetooth tho. But nearly unusable because of the constant pop-up ad. Deleted it because of that. It’s annoying af. ### 3/5 — won’t work on netflix *2026-08-09, version 1.1.3* i don’t know why ?? ### 2/5 — Stopped working *2026-07-31, version 1.1.3* This app stopped working in the last few days. I have restarted , deleted and reinstalled many times. I paid a subscription and it immediately stopped working on all of my devices! Wtf!? ### 3/5 — Lagging *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* Its lagging it takes a while to load I haven’t been able to use for 2 days now. Other than that its amazing ### 3/5 — Not working *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* The app has always worked great for me. Now the last two days it won’t load up. ### 3/5 — review *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* was so good but all of a sudden the app wont load ### 3/5 — It was good until today… *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* For some reason every time I go to the app, it will not load in and I cannot use it. It’s stuck on the loading screen. I don’t know if this is a glitch or something, but it needs to be fixed. ### 2/5 — App won’t load *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* Love the app when it worked now all of a sudden the app won’t load and the screen stays green with the Xbox remote icon and tv remote icon. ### 4/5 — Decent though *2026-07-29, version 1.1.3* I’ve had this app for a while and it’s worked well for my Xbox. Just today(which is why I am writing this review) it has stopped working on all my devices. I’ve restarted my phone and completely deleted the app twice. I have no controller after it broke and I use my Xbox 24/7 so I’m pretty upset about this. Hope this is fixed for me if an isolated event, or overall if continuously happens. ### 3/5 — Still good *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* App isn’t working at all ### 1/5 — Fix it *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* I paid for this app. It will not even open now. It just stays on the front screen. Does not work unless my Xbox is already turned on. And does not work with controlling multiple different applications. ### 3/5 — 👎🏻 *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* I paid the £29.99 for the year and for the last two days, the app just hasn’t started at all. I’ve deleted it and redownloaded it but nothing works. Pisstake ### 3/5 — Eh *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* It’s a good app so I don’t have to use my controller, but it keeps getting stuck on the loading screen. I redownloaded it and it’s still stuck there. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t Download *2026-08-24, version 1.1.3* I downloaded this because I needed a way to work my Xbox for a couple days during the PSN Blackout, and my controller just doesn’t want to function properly. This app was the first one and “Overall Best” so I gave it a try. It stops you from doing anything after roughly 10 inputs and demands you either wait for a couple seconds or pay $30 a year, for an app that doesn’t even have all the necessary buttons on the primary screen. If it was a $2 app it would be fitting enough for it. There’s no reason why this needs to be a Subscription service. I plan on just replacing the controller I have and getting a remote for the Xbox and just deleting this worthless app the moment I’m done writing this. ### 1/5 — And no, I won't buy it *2026-08-21, version 1.1.3* The 'cooldown' is ridiculously long and disproportionate to such a brief allowance of use. You can use the remote for all of a few seconds before another ~10 second cooldown reappears. Deliberately of course, so that you'll pay a monthly subscription for a few buttons. And no, I won't buy it ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2026-08-14, version 1.1.3* Won’t even connect to my Xbox ### 1/5 — Would be 0 stars if I could do that *2026-08-13, version 1.1.3* Charged me 29$ for a membership I didn’t pay for and Apple won’t refund me. I’m going to end my life and the blood will be on the developers hands if I don’t get my money back. 😭 ### 1/5 — Will continue to charge you *2026-08-12, version 1.1.3* I paid for the month, and after 1 week they took away my paid plan (even tho it was paid) and put in the cool down time in again. Extremely frustrated. Paid $2.5 for literally a week to use when it was supposed to last the whole month. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-01, version 1.1.3* Remote would be just ok if it was truly free. The interface makes navigating slow and every 10 clicks a pop up to buy the premium version for $29/year comes up. If the app was clean and smoother it might be worth a one time payment of $20-30 at most but yearly for this is wild. The free version then becomes unusable because the “buy premium” pops up constantly and you have to wait a few seconds for it to allow you to close it. ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-07-30, version 1.1.3* Was working fine for ages then app doesn’t load anymore ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-07-30, version 1.1.3* This is the 2nd time I’ve renewed my subscription for the year and it’s stopped working a few months in. Why is it not working? I can’t even delete or restart because I’m going to have to pay all over again. Please fix this bug. Edit: I went back and checked I paid 30 dollars for the year. Only for it to not work??? This is ridiculous. I need this bug issue fixed or a refund ASAP. ### 1/5 — App crash *2026-07-30, version 1.1.3* Worked okay for the first day or 2, I don’t logon to play that often but when I logged on today it’s stuck on the loading screen. I will not pay for a glitch. Sorry. And I think my free trial period is up lol ### 1/5 — Don’t work *2026-07-30, version 1.1.3* Doesn’t work ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works *2026-08-11, version 1.1.3* Works ### 5/5 — W *2026-08-10, version 1.1.3* It’s w ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-08-03, version 1.1.3* Honestly works perfect as advertised. I wish maybe we could have a few more button presses before cool downs (navigating menus can be a little harder sometimes) but cool downs are quick and no ads is great. ### 5/5 — Yesman *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* The app is currently down and doesn’t come off of the front page ? ### 5/5 — Ads *2026-07-28, version 1.1.3* To many ads ### 5/5 — Actually works! *2026-07-27, version 1.1.3* Actually works and is worth it if you pay for the subscription to not have a limited amount of clicks before getting a ad. So it’s kinda mixed depending on what you’re willing to spend or the patience your need to have to use this app ### 5/5 — Very goood *2026-07-07, version 1.1.3* Helps a lot when I can’t find my controller or when runs out of charge and is generally a good app for using a controller.love it ### 5/5 — Amazing app!! *2026-07-04, version 1.1.3* It’s a easy and really useful app 10/10 would recommend if missing x box controller or smth ### 5/5 — Spot on 👍 *2026-05-28, version 1.1.3* Just a good app in general. Handy when you can’t be arsed to reach for your controller 😆 ### 5/5 — whattt *2026-05-15, version 1.1.3* very good use but needs to be less adds but good so far --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*