John GBA vv4.14
John emulatorsAbout this app
Developer Description
John GBA is GBA emulator. This emulator is easy to use.
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
What's New
Version Information
- Version
- v4.14
- Downloads
- 500K+
- Updated on
- Nov 30, 2025
- Released
- Feb 2, 2013
- Requires
- Android 6.0
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John GBA - Google Play Rankings
Top Rankings
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#13 in Top Paid Arcade in United States
#7 in Top Paid Arcade in France
#7 in Top Paid Arcade in Vietnam
#7 in Top Paid Arcade in Japan
John GBA users say on Google Play
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
Originally came from MyBoy due to the emulator being unable to save, therefore, I decided to find another replacement and after searching and trying out several emulators, John GBA is one of the best emulators I've ever come across. Although the D-Pad UI is quite a bit hard to navigate, still, I'm quite satisfied in using this emulator. Highly recommended!
It's a good and reliable emulator for when you're bored or on the go. No ads, you get what you pay for but I have noticed at least on my phone, if you set it to automatic landscape mode and try to boot it up it will just crash and not start, forcing you to have to reinstall and reset everything. If that was fixed it would easily be 5 stars
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 WiFi 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.
Paid for no ads and it doesn't work. Took my money but still has the purchase option. I click it and it says refund or play through the play store. I click play and all my games are gone. Drastic DS emulator had no issues after payment. Garbage on y'all's end.
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