AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 3.0. Trustworthiness 86 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 19 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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3.0
AppRecs Rating
Ratings breakdown
5 star
44%
4 star
5%
3 star
7%
2 star
2%
1 star
41%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
19% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
86% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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High negative review ratio
43% of sampled ratings are 1–2 stars
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
John GBA Screenshots
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Reviews for John GBA
Steven L
12/28/2025
Excellent emulator, only 1 setback which is that there is no shader or filter options/functionality. The emulator itself is flawless and has nice customisation overall, but the lack of HQ, BRz etc makes the games I play less enjoyable.
Dude Duderton
12/25/2025
works great. have not had issues with any games that were properly unzipped or formatted.