John GBA - GBA emulator
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John GBA is GBA emulator.
This emulator is easy to use.
- Rating
- 3.4
- 15.2K ratings
- Downloads
- 500K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- $2.99
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 26
- 2026 · vv4.15
Screenshots
About John GBA - GBA emulator
John GBA is GBA emulator for android 4.1+.
This app does not work without your own game files.
Please try John GBA lite before purchasing.
John GBA can take over John GBA Lite data.
This app will not be actively updated in the future.
John GBAC of the successor app have been released.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johnemulators.johngbac
Features
- Original GBA engine
- Cheats (Raw/GameShark/CodeBreaker)
- High quality rendering
- Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage
- Virtual On-screen keypad
- Zipped file support
- Save States (with previews)
- Customizable keys
- Turbo buttons
- Screenshot
- Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16)
- Bluetooth / MOGA controller support
- Dropbox support (requires John DataSync)
- No ADs
- No internet connection
Hardware requirements
-CPU: 1.0GHz Dual-core
-RAM: 1GB
This app does not work without your own game files.
Please try John GBA lite before purchasing.
John GBA can take over John GBA Lite data.
This app will not be actively updated in the future.
John GBAC of the successor app have been released.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johnemulators.johngbac
Features
- Original GBA engine
- Cheats (Raw/GameShark/CodeBreaker)
- High quality rendering
- Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage
- Virtual On-screen keypad
- Zipped file support
- Save States (with previews)
- Customizable keys
- Turbo buttons
- Screenshot
- Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16)
- Bluetooth / MOGA controller support
- Dropbox support (requires John DataSync)
- No ADs
- No internet connection
Hardware requirements
-CPU: 1.0GHz Dual-core
-RAM: 1GB
What’s new
Version v4.15 · Updated July 26, 2026
-Added support for Android 16 -Fixed bugs
User reviews
Good emulator
One of the best GBA Emulators I've used.
I have been using this for years and its a absolute joy to actually play games i grew up on keep up the good work
Perfecto
I got recamended the john gba lite by my friend so i got it to play fire red and it was so enjoyable. I bought this one, the full one and i love it. Zero problems. Its worth the money and the lite vertion is not bad at all. The ads arent even that anoying. 5/5.
Amazong emulation , playing on a s20+
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John GBA - GBA emulator | 3.4 / 5 | $2.99 | 500,000+ | Jul 26, 2026 | |
| John GBA Lite | 4.3 / 5 | Free | 10,000,000+ | Jul 26, 2026 | Compare |
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| John GBC Lite | 4.3 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | – | Compare |
| John NESS | 4.0 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | Jul 26, 2026 | Compare |
| John DataSync | 4.4 / 5 | Free | 100,000+ | Feb 23, 2025 | Compare |
| John GBC | 4.7 / 5 | 2.99 USD | 100,000+ | Jul 26, 2026 | Compare |