John GBA

v4.14

John emulators

3.31

14,266 reviews

500,000+
Downloads

$2.99

John GBA is GBA emulator. This emulator is easy to use.

Pros & Cons

Faithful GBA emulation with an original engine
Cheats support (Raw/GameShark/CodeBreaker)
Offline operation with no ads and no required internet
SD Card & Internal Storage game file search

Requires user-provided ROMs; no bundled games
Paid app at $2.99 vs free alternatives
No explicit ROM catalog/ROM management features beyond Dropbox integration

About John GBA

John GBA is an arcade app developed by John emulators.

How many times has John GBA been downloaded?

John GBA has been downloaded 570 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.9 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 arcade apps.

What is the rating of John GBA?

John GBA is rated 3.31 out of 5 stars, based on 14 thousand ratings.

Is John GBA free?

John GBA costs $2.99 to download. The APK download size is 16.96 MB. The latest version available is v4.14. The last update was on November 29, 2025.

What are the requirements for John GBA?

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

Description

John GBA is GBA emulator for android 6.0+. 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.

More data about John GBA

Price	$2.99
Total downloads	570 thousand
Recent downloads	2.9 thousand
Rating	3.31 based on 14 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	v4.14
APK size	17.0 MB
Number of libraries	30
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

John GBA has been downloaded 570 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 98 downloads per day.

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Comments on John GBA for Android

★★★★★ Muhammed Ensar Akkaya · Jun 14, 2026

Guys you can understand from my profile I just play Pokémon in john gba I like Pokémon so much I have so much Pokémon photos in my house

★★★★★ Carlos Jaramillo · Feb 11, 2026

NEED TO FIX EMULATOR. Banjo Kazoo Grunts Revenge looks weird after traveling in time and talking to old mole the game looks horrible. PLEASE FIX THIS. And the emulator is amazing the best of all GBA emulators.

★★★★☆ Mark Anthony Cinco · Dec 31, 2025

Amazing emulator app! As someone whose concern is with the internet connection when it comes to playing, this app really fits my expectations. For future updates, I want to add: shaders for more choices of graphics, and link share to be able to play with my friends. Anyway, this app is amazing!

★☆☆☆☆ Dominick Nevarez · Mar 12, 2026

Used to be great, used it yesterday but today all of my files can't be found. The ROMS can't be found even when I select the folder they are in. I paid for this app years ago and now its trash.

★☆☆☆☆ Danger: Wildman · Apr 26, 2025

Cheat codes won't work in this emulator that will work in other emulators. I have been able to verify my findings by downloading other emulators(i.e.: My Boy!, Pizza boy) and using codes with success, whereas on John GBA it will give the message "This cheat code is invalid." I copy and paste, using the same master code, same code, and selecting the correct code type(Code Breaker in this case). The cheat code IS valid, your app is just busted 🤷‍♂️

★★☆☆☆ Ali, Asnawi B. · Sep 4, 2025

I honestly don’t see why this app is paid. It feels exactly the same as the free version, except now I have to keep my Wi-Fi on just to prove it’s “licensed.” The whole point of buying an app is, so I can use it offline without issues, but instead it constantly pops up saying it’s not licensed when I’m offline. That defeats the purpose of a paid version. I expected better when I purchased this. Please fix the licensing system so paying customers aren’t punished.

★☆☆☆☆ Jerry Newpher · Jul 5, 2025

This was a really good emulator, but now it's complete garbage. I regret purchasing the no ads version.

★☆☆☆☆ Austin Monfore · Nov 7, 2025

Zero stars just play the free version downloaded this and wasn't able to play Pokémon emerald after don't waste your money

Google Play Rankings for John GBA

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Rank	Country	Category	List
16	United States	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Austria	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Belgium	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Switzerland	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Czech Republic	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Denmark	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Finland	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Indonesia	Arcade	Top Paid
13	India	Arcade	Top Paid
13	Mexico	Arcade	Top Paid

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Technologies used by John GBA

John GBA is requesting 7 permissions and is using 30 libraries.
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