Joystick

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What Joystick is

Joystick is a remote configuration platform for apps and games. Teams can change settings and content without releasing an app update, using JSON, XML, YAML, or other configuration formats. It supports feature flags, phased rollouts, player targeting, live operations, localization, content management, and generative AI prompt management. Teams can run A/B tests, segment users, and deliver different variants to selected user groups. For release management, Joystick provides multiple environments, staged deployments, scheduled changes, and protected environments with review policies. It also lists automated revision history, an audit log, permissions, and access controls, as well as JSON Schema validation and configuration protection. The platform is available via web and API, with a Google Sheets integration, webhooks, a REST API, and SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#, Java, Unity, Unreal, and Godot. Game-engine support also includes Cocos. Its Cloud plan is hosted and managed, with edge delivery and caching. Enterprise is a single-tenant option with custom sizing. Joystick identifies teams in games, augmented reality, enterprise software, HR tech, and consumer apps as users. It is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Who it suits

Joystick suits app and game teams that need to adjust content, configuration, or feature access without shipping an update. Its segmentation, experimentation, deployment controls, and engine support also suit teams managing targeted releases or live game operations.

What it does well

Change app or game configuration without releasing an update.
Supports JSON, XML, YAML, and other configuration content.
Run A/B tests and deliver variants to user segments.
Manage staged, scheduled, and protected deployments.
Integrates with Google Sheets, webhooks, and REST API.
Offers SDKs for several languages and game engines.

What to know first

Enterprise pricing is custom and not stated.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Cloud	Free to start · pay for what you use · no per-seat fees	Free
Enterprise	Single-tenant solution · custom sizing and pricing · one-on-one onboarding and support · priority feature requests and development	On request

As getjoystick.com lists them, read 2 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit https://www.getjoystick.com/.
Create a free sandbox account to access the platform.
Connect through the web or API using an available SDK.
Choose the Cloud plan, which is free to start and charges for usage, or ask about Enterprise.

Verdict

Choose Joystick if your team needs remote configuration, targeted variants, or staged changes across app or game environments. The free Cloud plan provides a starting point, while teams requiring a single-tenant solution can consider Enterprise; its pricing is custom.

Questions

Is Joystick free?

The Cloud plan is free and is free to start, with payment based on usage and no per-seat fees.

Does Joystick offer a free trial?

Yes. Joystick describes a free sandbox account with access to the full platform and says users can try it until satisfied; no duration is stated.

What platforms does Joystick support?

The listed platforms are web and API. SDKs include JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#, Java, Unity, Unreal, and Godot; game-engine support also lists Cocos.

What integrations does it offer?

Joystick lists a native Google Sheets integration, webhooks, and a REST API.

What does Enterprise cost?

Enterprise uses custom sizing and pricing; no amount is stated.

Who is Joystick for?

Joystick identifies game, augmented reality, enterprise software, HR tech, and consumer app teams among its users.

Facts from Joystick's own pages

Cloud delivery: The Cloud plan is described as fully hosted and managed, with edge delivery and caching for configuration content. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Config formats: The platform supports JSON, XML, YAML, and other configuration content. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Deployment controls: Features include multiple environments, staged deployments, scheduled changes, and protected environments with change review policies. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Enterprise isolation: The Enterprise offering is described as a single-tenant solution with the customer’s data only. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Experiments: Joystick supports A/B testing, segmentation, and delivery of variants to user segments. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Headquarters: Hong Kong · getjoystick.com, 28 Sept 2026
History and access: The site lists automated revision history, a full audit log, permissions, and access control. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Integrations: Joystick offers a native Google Sheets integration, webhooks, a REST API, and SDKs including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#, Java, Unity, Unreal, and Godot. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Intended users: The site identifies game, augmented reality, enterprise software, HR tech, and consumer app teams among its users. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Purpose: Joystick is a remote configuration platform for apps and games that lets teams update configurations and content without releasing an app update. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Security feature: Joystick lists JSON Schema validation and protection for configurations. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Support: The site says its team supports customers through onboarding, and the Enterprise offering includes one-on-one onboarding and support. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Trial terms: Joystick says users can try the platform until satisfied and describes a free sandbox account with access to the full platform; it does not state a trial duration. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026
Use cases: Listed use cases include feature flagging, phased rollouts, player targeting, game live operations, localization, content management, and generative AI prompt management. · getjoystick.com, 2 Oct 2026

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