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Android Apps > Arcade > John GBA Lite
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John GBA Lite

by John emulators · Arcade · Free
On Google Play since February 2013 · Data updated 2026-10-23
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John GBA Lite is made and published by John emulators. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with John emulators. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to John emulators and are shown as published on Google Play.

AppBrain's verdict

EstablishedPopular
Total installs
26 million
Best rank
#152
Top Free, Spain
Rating on Google Play
3.61
257,491 ratings
Last updated
July 25, 2026

John GBA Lite is popular, with 26 million installs. Users are divided: 3.6 stars from 257,491 ratings.

Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
70 thousand
Per day
2.3 thousand
30-day average
Play install range
10+ million
Launched
February 2013

Installs over time

John GBA Lite has been installed 26 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.3 thousand installs per day.

Rankings

Google Play top charts
Highest rank
#152
Chart
Top Free
Arcade
Country
Spain

Google Play Rankings for John GBA Lite

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
197 France Arcade Top Free
152 Spain Arcade Top Free
171 Brazil Arcade Top Free
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Ranking history in France

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
v4.15
Launched
February 2013
  • Jul 25, 2026UpdateVersion v4.15
  • Nov 29, 2025UpdateVersion v4.14
  • Feb 27, 2025UpdateVersion v4.13
  • Feb 21, 2025UpdateVersion v4.12
  • Feb 24, 2024UpdateVersion v4.11
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User feedback

Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Comments on John GBA Lite for Android

★★★★★ Preetam Roy · Sep 12, 2026
It's very good app to play Pokémon gba rom hack games. I loved it
★★★★★ Von Fredrich Villaver · Jul 17, 2026
My first GBA emulator during 2016. Always was behind My Boy, now? Surpassed it. Can play PMN games that My Boy can't, UI still friendly as ever, Fast Forward lag is still my problem – probably my game's problem, IDK. Please add Emulator Shaders! Also, when using Cheats, do add a 'Do not show again' option because every time I enable new cheats every time & the message pops up, it gets annoying. Overall? Deserves 5 stars.
★☆☆☆☆ Panos K. · Sep 20, 2026
This is the worst emulator I've used! Tons of annoying ads, and it doesn't even support Flash 128 save files for ROM hacks. Every action, even quitting, brings up more ads. Stay away!
★☆☆☆☆ President Moose · Jul 10, 2026
ad after ad after ad after ad can't even load a save state even after watching through an ad without getting another ad, even then it doesn't load my save state.
★★☆☆☆ Planet Conker · May 4, 2026
Was playing Pokémon red on the emulator and was really happy with this app until the ads were covering half of the screen while I was trying to play. On trying to move the screen, I pressed one of the arrows at the top left, and it's deleted my saved game and put me back to the very start again. I'm not happy about that at all. You guys need to do something to stop the ads at the top dropping halfway over the screen during gameplay, and make it more difficult to lose saved games.

Technology

Found in the app by AppBrain
Ads
Contains ads
Price
Free
Libraries
37
App size
21.8 MB
Needs Android
6.0+
Content rating
Everyone

Technologies used by John GBA Lite

14 permissions · 37 libraries
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About the app and developer

About John GBA Lite

John GBA Lite is an arcade app developed by John emulators.

How many times has John GBA Lite been installed?

John GBA Lite has been installed 26 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 70 thousand times.

What is the rating of John GBA Lite?

John GBA Lite is rated 3.61 out of 5 stars, based on 260 thousand ratings.

Is John GBA Lite free?

John GBA Lite is free. The app size is 21.84 MB. The latest version available is v4.15. The last update was on July 25, 2026.

What are the requirements for John GBA Lite?

John GBA Lite requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since February 2013.

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Developer information for John emulators

John emulators

johnemulators@gmail.com

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Store listing

By John emulators, from Google Play

“John GBA Lite is GBA emulator. This emulator is easy to use.”

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Description by John emulators Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
John GBA Lite is GBA emulator for android 6.0+.
This app does not work without your own game files.

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)

Please purchase John GBA to remove Ads.

Hardware requirements
-CPU: 1.0GHz Dual-core
-RAM: 1GB

Recent changes:
-Added support for Android 16
-Fixed bugs
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