John GBC Lite

Name: John GBC Lite
Rating: 3.6527777 (39277 reviews)
Author: John emulators

John GBC Lite is GB/GBC emulator. This emulator is easy to use.

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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.

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By:

John emulators

Downloads:

5,057,851 2.22K

Rating:

3.65

(39,277) 2 new ratings

Version:

v4.13 Last updated: 2025-02-28

Version code:

4130

Creation date:

2011-06-02

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.VIBRATE

Size:

20.40MB

Email:

jo*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 21,291 ▼ 35

User reviews

John GBC Lite is praised for smooth gameplay, good stability, support for both GB and GBC games, multiple save states, and an easy-to-use interface with efficient game detection. However, users commonly report intrusive and frequent ads disrupting gameplay, issues with save data loss, audio latency problems, inflexible button layouts causing gameplay difficulties, and compatibility problems with certain newer games. Despite these drawbacks, the emulator remains highly recommended as the best free Game Boy Color emulator available.

Pros

Runs smoothly and is stable with few crashes.
Supports both Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
Multiple save states with quicksave/load functionality.
Easy to add and find games with directory scanning.
Lightweight and does not consume much storage or data.

Cons

Intrusive ads have become frequent, including video ads and pop-ups disrupting gameplay.
Save data sometimes fails to persist or is lost after inactivity.
Audio issues noted, including latency and beat skipping in some games.
Button layout and controls are not customizable; certain button placements cause gameplay issues.
Some games (especially from around 2000) show white screens and do not run properly.

Recent reviews

I used to have no problems with this emulator. I didn't mind the banner ads at all bc it was so good at keeping my place in game even when closed, and the ads stayed unintrusive. However, suddenly, I get full video ads almost every time I tab out of the app. While they are often quick skips, previously unintrusive ads are now totally intrusive and ruin the experience. Completely scummy way to try and force me to buy the full version.

Ni*****, 2025-01-24

For some reason it can't run some GB games past the year 2000 (I tried with FIFA 2000 and DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors but they both just gave me a white screen) but other than that it runs completely fine