4.2
15K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this game

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.

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
Updated on
Nov 30, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Ratings and reviews

4.2
14.1K reviews
Keii Senseiii
December 3, 2025
nice app for running pokemon emerald,fire red and ruby!you only have to pay a small amount and then you will have it ad free!i totally recommend it,and most importantly,we can use cheat code here unlike other emulator apps...
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Akira Wilson
March 2, 2025
This is THE guy for emulators. Don't be fooled, the 1* reviews are people who don't understand how these things work. Follow these steps: Download your file and unzip it, go to downloads, and move it to a folder of your choice. I created a folder called "ROMs" in My Documents for easy access. Go to the emulator app and choose to have it read from that folder. I have never had a single problem with this app. Very few programs ever search your entire device every time for relevant files
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Josiel Cazares
December 5, 2021
Love it, if they had a way to connect to other phones using the emulator to simulate a Link Cable, that would be incredible! Also, it would be neat to have an option to disable the top left save state button. It's a bad habit to develop when you want to play Fire Emblem the way it was intended 😅 (won't deny that it saves time tho). Other than that, money well spent.
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What’s new

Rebuilt core to support 16KB page sizes