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AppBrain's verdict
Established- Rating on Google Play
- 3.49
- 14,343 ratings
- Installs
- 590 thousand
- Last updated
- July 25, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 17.8 MB
John GBA has 590 thousand installs. Users are divided: 3.5 stars from 14,343 ratings. Its best ranking is #13 in Top Paid, Arcade in Belgium.
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on John GBA for Android
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By John emulators, from Google Play“John GBA is GBA emulator. This emulator is easy to use.”
Description by John emulators Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
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.
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
Recent changes:
-Added support for Android 16
-Fixed bugs
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- $2.99
- Libraries
- 27
- App size
- 17.8 MB
- Needs Android
- 6.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by John GBA
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- v4.15
- Launched
- March 2013
- Jul 25, 2026UpdateVersion v4.15
- Nov 29, 2025UpdateVersion v4.14
- May 22, 2025Installs500,000+ installs
- Feb 27, 2025UpdateVersion v4.13
- Feb 21, 2025UpdateVersion v4.12
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 3.4 thousand
- Per day
- 110
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 500+ thousand
- Launched
- March 2013
Installs over time
John GBA has been installed 590 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 110 installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top charts- Highest rank
- #13
- Chart
- Top Paid
- Arcade
- Country
- Belgium
Google Play Rankings for John GBA
Top rankings
| Rank | Country | Category | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | United States | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Belgium | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Switzerland | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Czech Republic | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Finland | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Indonesia | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | India | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Mexico | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Netherlands | Arcade | Top Paid |
| 13 | Norway | Arcade | Top Paid |
Ranking history in United States
About the app and developer
About John GBA
John GBA is an arcade app developed by John emulators.
Install Statistics
John GBA has been installed 590 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 3.4 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 arcade apps.
User Ratings
John GBA is rated 3.49 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 14 thousand ratings.
App Information
John GBA costs $2.99. The app size is 17.82 MB. The latest version available is v4.15. The last update was on July 25, 2026.
Technical Requirements
John GBA requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since March 2013.
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