@thegreatmikeo good to know about the Xbox one controller thank you 🙏🙏

Based on a few YouTube videos, it appears 8bitdo controllers do work with iOS when adding the controller using the accessibility settings.
However, I’m not sure if that method has downsides over the regular Bluetooth device recognition.

In case it helps someone else, here’s a review of the 8bitdo working with iOS. The video creator explains how to add the controller with the accessibility method.