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John GBA

LiveJohn emulators7 apps · 36.2M installsArcade$2.99com.johnemulators.johngba

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

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Total installs
583,176
exact · Play shows 500,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
3.5★
15.2K ratings · 1.6K reviews
Released
2 Feb 2013
13.7y ago
Last update
26 Jul 2026
vv4.15 · 3mo ago
Countries
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Install history

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Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 11 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~25%), out of 126 countries where it is charted.

  1. India25%#10 Top paid · Arcade games
  2. Mexico8%#42 Top paid · Games
  3. Indonesia6.3%#10 Top paid · Arcade games
  4. United States3.8%#175 Top paid · Games
  5. Pakistan3.3%#99 Top paid · Games
  6. Vietnam3.2%#90 Top paid · Games
  7. Egypt3%#100 Top paid · Games
  8. Philippines3%#100 Top paid · Games
  9. Türkiye2.8%#10 Top paid · Arcade games
  10. Bangladesh2.7%#99 Top paid · Games
  11. Nigeria2.3%#100 Top paid · Games
  12. Colombia1.8%#100 Top paid · Games
  13. Argentina1.5%#101 Top paid · Games
  14. Thailand1.4%#10 Top paid · Arcade games
  15. Algeria1.3%#99 Top paid · Games
  16. Saudi Arabia1.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  17. Morocco1.2%#99 Top paid · Games
  18. Malaysia1%#100 Top paid · Games
  19. Peru1%#100 Top paid · Games
  20. Ukraine1%#100 Top paid · Games
  21. Poland1%#101 Top paid · Games
  22. Kenya0.8%#100 Top paid · Games
  23. Venezuela0.8%#100 Top paid · Games
  24. Chile0.8%#101 Top paid · Games
  25. South Africa0.8%#101 Top paid · Games
  26. Kazakhstan0.7%#100 Top paid · Games
  27. Nepal0.7%#100 Top paid · Games
  28. Uzbekistan0.7%#100 Top paid · Games
  29. United Arab Emirates0.7%#101 Top paid · Games
  30. Ecuador0.6%#100 Top paid · Games
  31. Ghana0.6%#100 Top paid · Games
  32. Sri Lanka0.6%#100 Top paid · Games
  33. Myanmar (Burma)0.6%#83 Top paid · Games
  34. Cambodia0.5%#99 Top paid · Games
  35. Yemen0.5%#99 Top paid · Games
  36. Tanzania0.5%#100 Top paid · Games
  37. Jordan0.4%#97 Top paid · Games
  38. Tunisia0.4%#100 Top paid · Games
  39. Guatemala0.4%#101 Top paid · Games
  40. Côte d’Ivoire0.3%#99 Top paid · Games
  41. Cameroon0.3%#99 Top paid · Games
  42. Uganda0.3%#100 Top paid · Games
  43. Bolivia0.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  44. Dominican Republic0.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  45. Netherlands0.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  46. Romania0.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  47. Azerbaijan0.3%#100 Top paid · Games
  48. Senegal0.3%#100 Top paid · Games
  49. Kuwait0.3%#101 Top paid · Games
  50. Belarus0.3%#89 Top paid · Games
  51. Lebanon0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  52. Oman0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  53. Paraguay0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  54. Honduras0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  55. Hong Kong SAR China0.2%#95 Top paid · Games
  56. Angola0.2%#99 Top paid · Games
  57. Israel0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  58. El Salvador0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  59. Belgium0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  60. Czechia0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  61. Greece0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  62. Portugal0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  63. Serbia0.2%#98 Top paid · Games
  64. Zambia0.2%#99 Top paid · Games
  65. Mozambique0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  66. Qatar0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  67. Zimbabwe0.2%#100 Top paid · Games
  68. Austria0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  69. Switzerland0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  70. Hungary0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  71. Nicaragua0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  72. Singapore0.2%#101 Top paid · Games
  73. Georgia0.1%#87 Top paid · Games
  74. Bulgaria0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  75. Macao SAR China0.1%#87 Top paid · Games
  76. Liechtenstein0.1%#94 Top paid · Games
  77. Aruba0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  78. Bosnia & Herzegovina0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  79. Cape Verde0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  80. Gabon0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  81. Haiti0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  82. Laos0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  83. Moldova0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  84. North Macedonia0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  85. Rwanda0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  86. Togo0.1%#99 Top paid · Games
  87. Albania<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  88. Armenia<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  89. Burkina Faso<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  90. Bahrain<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  91. Benin<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  92. Botswana<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  93. Fiji<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  94. Guinea-Bissau<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  95. Iceland<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  96. Kyrgyzstan<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  97. Mali<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  98. Mauritius<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  99. Namibia<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  100. Niger<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  101. Panama<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  102. Papua New Guinea<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  103. Tajikistan<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  104. Turkmenistan<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  105. Uruguay<0.1%#100 Top paid · Games
  106. Antigua & Barbuda<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  107. Bahamas<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  108. Belize<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  109. Costa Rica<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  110. Cyprus<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  111. Denmark<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  112. Estonia<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  113. Finland<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  114. Croatia<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  115. Ireland<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  116. Jamaica<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  117. Lithuania<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  118. Luxembourg<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  119. Latvia<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  120. Malta<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  121. Norway<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  122. New Zealand<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  123. Puerto Rico<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  124. Slovenia<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  125. Slovakia<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games
  126. Trinidad & Tobago<0.1%#101 Top paid · Games

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 11 Oct
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App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

6 in 3 groups
4 Sensitive0 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
OtherRoutine2

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full 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. 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

-Added support for Android 16 -Fixed bugs

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