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Metric	John GBA Lite	John GBC Lite
User count	25,418,785	5,236,627
Average rating	3.68	3.22
Rating count	280,432	38,999
Last updated	2025-11-29	2025-11-29
Size	20.86 MB	20.40 MB
Version	v4.14	v4.13

Short description	John GBA Lite is a user-friendly Game Boy Advance emulator with cheat support, save states, customizable controls, and more for Android 6.0+.	Play Game Boy & Game Boy Color games with John GBC Lite. Features fast emulation, save states, cheats, and controller support for Android 6+.
Full summary	John GBA Lite is a lightweight and easy-to-use Game Boy Advance (GBA) emulator designed for Android devices running version 6.0 and above. It features the original GBA engine ensuring authentic gameplay and supports major cheat codes including Raw, GameShark, and CodeBreaker. The emulator enables high quality rendering and conveniently searches for game files stored on your device's internal storage or SD card. Users can enjoy a virtual on-screen keypad or customize keys to fit their preferences. Additional features include support for zipped game files, save states with preview options, turbo buttons, screenshots, and adjustable speed controls ranging from slow motion to fast forward. John GBA Lite also supports Bluetooth and MOGA controllers, and offers Dropbox integration via John DataSync for easy game file management. For an ad-free experience, users can upgrade to the full John GBA version. Minimum hardware requirements include a 1.0GHz dual-core CPU and 1GB of RAM.	John GBC Lite is a powerful Game Boy (GB) and Game Boy Color (GBC) emulator designed for devices running Android 6.0 and higher. This lightweight app offers an original GBC engine, ensuring high quality rendering and very fast gameplay. Key features include the ability to search game files across SDCard and Internal Storage, virtual onscreen keypad, zipped file support, customizable keys, turbo buttons, and save states with previews. Users can also utilize cheats through Game Genie, Game Shark, or PAR codes. The emulator supports fast forward and slowdown speeds ranging from x0.25 to x16, screenshots, Bluetooth and MOGA controller compatibility, and Super Gameboy borders for enhanced visuals. Dropbox integration is available when paired with John DataSync. Users are encouraged to purchase the full John GBC version to remove ads.