John GBA AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like John GBA

John GBA is described as 'GBA emulator for android powered devices' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to John GBA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best John GBA alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like John GBA are Lemuroid, VisualBoyAdvance, Delta Emulator and mGBA.

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GBA emulator for android powered devices.

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  1. RetroArch icon
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    RetroArch

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    RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.

    151 RetroArch alternatives
    Main view

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • OpenPandora
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Online updater
    Screen keyboard
    +6
    Playlist

    RetroArch Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Gameboy emulation
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Variety
    9.  Rewind button
    10.  Portable
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    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to John GBA.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to John GBA.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceJohn GBA is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Lemuroid

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    Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.

    23 Lemuroid alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Playstation
    2.  Gameboy emulation
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Controller Support
    7.  Works Offline
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    VisualBoyAdvance

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    VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.

    34 VisualBoyAdvance alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS

    VisualBoyAdvance Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Emulation
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.8.0 beta 3, released in October 2005, can be still downloaded from FileHippo

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    Delta Emulator

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    Delta is an iOS emulator that supports multiple game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS, improving upon its predecessor, GBA4iOS.

    31 Delta Emulator alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • iPad
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    Delta Emulator Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Skins
    6.  Multiple windows
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  6. mGBA icon
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    mGBA

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    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

    32 mGBA alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
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  7. LaunchBox icon
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    LaunchBox

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    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    53 LaunchBox alternatives
    Immerse Yourself

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Organize Your Collection
    Get Up and Running Right Away
    +4
    Immerse Yourself

    LaunchBox Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Front End Emulation
    3.  Game Launcher
    4.  Batch import
    5.  Launcher
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  9. Visual Boy Advance-M icon
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    Visual Boy Advance-M

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    VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a free emulator of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles as well as of Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.

    14 Visual Boy Advance-M alternatives
    Visual Boy Advance-M screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Visual Boy Advance-M Features

    1.  Gameboy emulation
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  10. Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) icon
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    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES)

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    Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    55 Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator
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    RetroX

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    RetroX is an Android application that will help you organize and play your own Retro Games with the less possible effort. Put your collection in your device and RetroX will take care of the rest.

    107 RetroX alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    RetriX

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    RetriX is an emulator front end for UWP, on all the hardware platforms it supports: it serves the same purpose as RetroArch but is built from the ground up to integrate as well as possible with Windows.

    107 RetriX alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    RetriX Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Multi System Emulator
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    DroidEmu

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    DroidEmu is a game system to play SNES, NES, GameBoy Advanced, GameBoy/Color, SEGA GameGear, SEGA Genesis games on your Android phone. It runs thousands of games at full speed.

    64 DroidEmu alternatives
    DroidEmu screenshot 1
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    DroidEmu Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    Discontinued

    No longer available.

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    SkyEmu

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    SkyEmu is a low level GameBoy, GameBoy Color and Game Boy Advance emulator. Its primary focus is to provide a good user experience through a good mixture of tradeoffs of accuracy, performance, features and usability.

    29 SkyEmu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    SkyEmu Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Controller Support
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