John GBA Downloads & RevenueJohn GBA · Google Play
John GBA gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
John GBA is #15 in Games › Arcade Paid on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 13 events
- 📈John GBA entered the top 100 in 4 chartsTop Paid · Arcade · MX · Top Grossing · Arcade · MX · Top Paid · Arcade · TH · Top Paid · Arcade · TR
- 📈John GBA charting in a new countryTurkey
- 📈John GBA entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Arcade · NL · Top Paid · Arcade · VN
- 📈John GBA entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Games · MX · Top Paid · All Games · VN
- 📈John GBA charting in a new country in 4 chartsMexico · Netherlands · Thailand · Vietnam
- 📈John GBA entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Games · AE · Top Paid · All Games · SA
- 📈John GBA entered the top 10Top Paid · Arcade · SA
- 📈John GBA entered the top 10Top Paid · Arcade · IN
- 📈John GBA entered the top 10Top Paid · Arcade · ID
- 📈John GBA entered the top 10Top Paid · Arcade · AE
- 🆕John GBA first spotted by AppInsiderUnited States
- 📦John GBA version v4.15-Added support for Android 16
-Fixed bugs - 🆕John GBA released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Arcade PaidJohn GBA at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Emulator N/A N/A medium sessions Premium
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John GBA on Google Play
App details
John GBA downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where John GBA's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How John GBA makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › ArcadePaid | #15 |
| United States | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #138 |
 India | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Mexico | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Indonesia | Games › ArcadePaid | #14 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Netherlands | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Turkey | Games › ArcadePaid | #14 |
 Thailand | Games › ArcadePaid | #13 |
 Vietnam | Games › ArcadePaid | #11 |
| India | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #157 |
| Saudi Arabia | All GamesPaid | #151 |
| Netherlands | All GamesPaid | #152 |
| United Arab Emirates | All GamesPaid | #153 |
| Indonesia | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #163 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #163 |
| Netherlands | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #157 |
| Vietnam | All GamesPaid | #140 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #161 |
| Thailand | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #162 |
| Vietnam | Games › ArcadeGrossing | #138 |
Apps near John GBA on the chart
Games › Arcade Paid, around #15.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about John GBA
From the 103 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the emulator's performance, ease of use, and customization options, often comparing it favorably to competitors like My Boy. However, significant complaints arise regarding recent updates breaking ROM detection, mandatory internet connections for offline play, and persistent ads despite payment.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use, smooth and fast !”
- Useful: “cannot recommend it enough”
- Ads: “lots of haters but works as advertised”
- Price & subscription: “Definitely worth the money”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “you need internet to use the app”
- Price & subscription: “Took my money but still has the purchase option”
- Ads: “Paid for no ads and it doesn't work”
- Crashes & bugs: “Paid for no ads and it doesn't work”
About John GBA
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 in v4.15
-Fixed bugs