Reviews of John GBAC

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-09	C Rok	FIXED Reinstall the app if you're having problems. Store a game in a separate folder under main phone storage folder labeled as "Games." Rescan that folder until rom shows up. Start game and save it, Then it will auto populate your johnemulators with subfile paths game, GBA, GBC. Once auto populates, you can move files into the johnemulators folder. Should appear after scanning that folder. All future downloads now should work in the johnemulators folder. Enable no ads if previously bought.
2024-03-21	Macario Gonzales	Been using this app for a few years now and never had an issue until today...suddenly I tried to open the app and load a save but the game just crashes and closes. When I try to re-open, it says the game has a bug and try Uninstaller then reinstall, which I did, and it loaded a bit further before crashing. Now it says to wait for an update from the publisher. Plz help! I love playing this game and reliving my childhood pastimes! Edit:after not playing for a couple days I tried it and it works!
2024-02-24	Joel Sharp	(Editing) uninstall and reinstall the app. They actually tell you the fix in app. I've had this emulator for a few years now. It used to work fantastic, but the last update seems to have messed up how the emulator scans my storage. It doesn't recognize any of my old roms. After deleting them all, and redownloading, it still doesn't recognize.
2024-02-12	Conor Reed	Works well enough, but don't expect to keep a save on any long playthroughs. At multiple times in the last few months, with no rhyme, reason, or warning, the library just appeared empty and the app wouldn't recognize any GBC or GBA files. I still have my save states, but the app just no longer recognizes the games. Usually a quick re-install "fixes" things, but not this time. I ought to give this app 1 star cuz it just doesn't work, but I'll settle for 2 since it sometimes actually works right
2023-12-16	Neuf Atora	I used to love these emulators. JohnGBA, GBC, and this one have plenty of options for people who want to casually take their favourite handheld games on the go. It doesn't have every possible customization you could want, but it doesn't need that when it can just play the game. However, recently all three of these emulators freeze any time I try to load a game. I've made sure it's nothing on my end. Hopefully the dev fixes this at some point
2023-08-13	Truly Infamous	A perfectly average GBA emulator. The ads, while not intrusive while playing, are very frequent. The whole app feels a bit clunky and could benefit from a fair bit more options to change. When I first used it, I had one audio channel only in my left ear, and there wasn't any way for me to switch between mono and stereo audio. Overall, this is a perfectly serviceable emulator. It does what it needs to do, but if you have access to a PC, there are much better emulators out there.
2023-05-27	Carter Espelien	I'm loving this emulator. I use it mainly for pokemon and have had zero issues so far. I only wish I had more inputs on screen. If I could have 2 different speed ups on screen to switch between or more speed options to choose from than I'd give it 5 stars. I also wish I could enable turbo buttons while playing, without having to go to a menu. Other than that, this app is the very best.
2023-02-28	armyofpoo	My go to Gameboy emulator for mobile. Also John's NESS is my go to snes/nes emulator. The touch screen buttons are responsive and well designed. there's save states and quick save states, and loads. Quick saving/loading will save you from an add. But there are other ways to avoid the ads too. Adds appear when you use the emulators menu to pause or load or save a game state. It's a little annoying but not really noticeable. 5/5 totally satisfied
2022-11-08	Leo McClung	I wish I could try this for myself, but the App is incapable of detecting files. I created literally the exact same folder structure that is used in the provided screenshot, with a ROM that's a supported file format, and yet it still says there's nothing there. Maybe an issue with newer Phones? I'm on a brand new Pixel 7 pro. Very disappointed since people seem to really like this emulator.
2022-08-31	Jetsarit	I've used John GBA for years. It's a great emulator which a solid selection of games and ways to play. With the recent update they made the rom save interface very prestigious I am a big fan of the new layout and most importantly am please to see my data transferred over with no issues. Great work team at John GBAC. I plan to continue to support you guys for the years to come.

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