# PocketCore GBA GB GBC Emulator > Play Game Boy Advance, Game Boy and Color files you provide. Free. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bgappsch.pocketcore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bgappsch.pocketcore) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.bgappsch.pocketcore` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** BG Apps CH - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 8 - **Version:** 1.0.9 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-12 - **First published:** 2026-09-04 - **Publisher country:** CH - **Size:** 8.77 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-13 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bgappsch.pocketcore) - **Website:** [https://profound-mandazi-52eba5.netlify.app](https://profound-mandazi-52eba5.netlify.app/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/pocketcorepolicy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/pocketcorepolicy/home) ## Description PocketCore is a fast, free emulator for the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy and Game Boy Color.
It plays the game files you already own, from a folder you choose on your own device.

PocketCore does not include any games, and it cannot find or download any. You supply the
files legally.

ONE APP, THREE SYSTEMS
Game Boy Advance, Game Boy and Game Boy Color are all supported, and PocketCore works out
which system a file is for by reading the file itself. Most emulators make you buy the
handheld and the Advance separately. This one does not.

ACCURATE EMULATION
PocketCore is built on mGBA, one of the most accurate open-source Game Boy Advance cores
there is. Sound is generated at the console's own 32,768 Hz and paced by your device's audio
output, so picture and sound stay locked together without the drift you get from a timer.

SAVE ANYWHERE
Ten save-state slots per game, each with a thumbnail of the moment you saved. PocketCore also
writes an automatic save state whenever you close a game, so you can always pick up exactly
where you stopped. Battery saves work exactly as the cartridge intended.

REWIND YOUR MISTAKES
Hold the rewind button to run the last few seconds backwards, let go, and try again.

CONTROLS THAT FIT YOUR HANDS
Drag every on-screen button to wherever your thumbs actually sit, and set the size and
opacity to taste. Separate layouts are remembered for portrait and landscape. Multi-touch
throughout, so holding a direction while tapping A works the way it should. Diagonals on the
directional pad are resolved by angle, not by rectangles, so they are actually reachable.

USE A REAL CONTROLLER
Bluetooth and USB gamepads are supported, including analogue sticks and hat switches. Any
button can be remapped by pressing it.

EVERYTHING ELSE
- Fast forward up to 8x, and slow motion down to a quarter speed
- Cheat codes: GameShark, Action Replay, CodeBreaker, Game Genie and raw codes
- Tilt, gyroscope and solar sensor emulation for the cartridges that used them
- Rumble support
- Reads .gba, .gb, .gbc files, and .zip and .7z archives
- Integer scaling for sharp, evenly-scaled pixels
- Material You interface with a full dark theme
- Your recent games appear as shortcuts when you long-press the app icon

FREE, WITH ADS
PocketCore is free and supported by advertising. Ads appear on the game list and settings
screens, and occasionally when you close a game. There are never any ads while a game is
running.

A NOTE ON GAME FILES
PocketCore ships with no games and no BIOS file, and has no way to search for or download
either. Please only use files you are legally entitled to use.

OPEN SOURCE
PocketCore's emulation core is mGBA by endrift and contributors, used under the Mozilla
Public License 2.0. The source for the covered files is linked from inside the app, under
About PocketCore.

Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. PocketCore is not
affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo. ## Rankings - #2,874,865 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.bgappsch.pocketcore.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` ## Similar extensions and apps - [PixelGBA - GBA Game Emulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gba.emulator.gameconsole.retro.app) — 2,124 users - [Pocket Pixel - Retro GB Emu](https://chrome-stats.com/d/just.somebody.templates) — 6,367 users - [GBA Emulator: Retro Games ROMs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lean.gbaemulator) — 219,108 users, 4.44 / 5 - [GPocket: GBA Emulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tranquil.gba) — 560,121 users, 2.80 / 5 - [PocketTime Arcade pocket games](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pocket.arcade.gba) — 347 users - [GBC.emu (Gameboy Emulator)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.explusalpha.GbcEmu) — 51,813 users, 4.59 / 5 - [GB Three - GB/GBC/GBA Emulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sohiso.gbthree.free) — 2,566 users - [GB Three Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sohiso.gbthree.full) — 20 users - [GBA Emulator: GameBoy NES SNES](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.retro.station.emulator.classic.sprite) — 11,709 users - [GBCEmulator (Game Boy Color em](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.childers.gbcemulator) — 2,679 users, 2.20 / 5 - [GBCC](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.philj56.gbcc) — 196,080 users - [Gameboy / GBC Emulator PicoBoy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.emulationonline.picoboy) — 340 users, 4.14 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bgappsch.pocketcore)