The MOGA Hero Power and Logitech PowerShell controllers are recommended and supported by Terraria. However, since we have adapted and optimized the control scheme for Touch, controllers are not required to play Terraria on mobile devices!

Can you play Terraria mobile with controller?

Terraria finally adds support for Bluetooth controllers, seven years after release. ... Not only can everyone expect their bluetooth controllers to now work with the mobile version of Terraria after they update to version 1.3. 0.7. 8, but they can even customize their controller's sensitivity inside of the game's settings.

Can you use a PS4 controller on Terraria mobile?

Today's update adds full controller support for PS4 and Xbox One controllers and multiple control profile options. The team also says that once this update and the fixes following this update are done, they will be moving on to the next major plans for Terraria on mobile.