# gba emulator - retro game — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of gba emulator by 滨 李, rated 4.58/5 from 401 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gba-emulator-retro-game/id6517354474/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gba-emulator-retro-game/id6517354474.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 306 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of gba emulator? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Runs smooth, no lag - 👍 Good compatibility - 👍 Stable application - 👍 Works on older iPhones - 👍 Free emulator - 👍 Great for retro games - 👍 Easy to install ROMs **Cons** - anúncios Excessive ads - 🐛 Crashing consistently - 🐛 Game crashes and save deletion - 🐛 Can't play without internet - 🐛 Loading takes too much time - 🐛 Game progress overwritten - 🐛 Lagging issues - 🐛 Ads are annoying - 🐛 Touch keys not removable after purchase - 🐛 Freezes after short playtime - 🐛 Can't play downloaded games - 🐛 Games no longer run after iOS update - 🐛 Save file loading issues - 🐛 Music is choppy - 🐛 App is in Chinese/English only - 🐛 Not playable without internet - 🐛 Ads before starting game - 🐛 Can't delete files from within the app **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes before first arena and save deletes - App deleted after trying cheat code - Games no longer run after new iOS update - Lagging issues - Save file loading issues - Choppy music - Speed becomes slow when using cheats - Games not loading after login - Game crashes and save deletion - Cannot play downloaded games - Cannot play without internet - Cannot delete files from within the app - Cannot remove touch keys after purchase - Games freezing after short playtime - Cheat codes not working - Link cable simulation not available - Opening 2 games simultaneously not available - Rewind button not working - Speed-up button requires constant pressing - Cannot import/export saves - Games not rendering - Game stuck on loading screen - Dragon Quest Monsters not playable after story - Save progress overwritten - App is in Chinese/English only - Button haptics not available - Upscaler cannot be changed or turned off - No English instructions **Most requested features** - Add link cable simulation option for trading Pokémon - Option to open 2 games simultaneously for trading - More details on development for configuration options - Ability to import and export saves - Add Sonic Triple Trouble 16 bit on GBA - Bring back rewind feature - Show cheat codes for shiny Pokémon - Add option to press and hold speed-up button - Add combination key settings - Add more languages (e.g., Spanish, French, Japanese) - Add English instructions - Ability to change upscaler or turn it off - Button haptics - Fix issue with games not running after iOS update - Fix lag - Fix choppy music - Fix save file loading issues - Fix game crashing and save deletion - Fix games not playing after download - Fix touch keys not removable after purchase - Fix games freezing after short playtime - Fix cheat codes not working - Fix games not running without internet - Fix ads before starting game - Fix inability to delete files from within the app - Fix issue with Pokémon Platinum stuck on loading screen - Fix issue with Dragon Quest Monsters not playable after story - Fix issue with save progress being overwritten - Fix issue with speed becoming slow when using cheats - Fix issue with games not loading after login ## Newest reviews (11 of 70) ### 4/5 — Works great! But… *2026-07-13, version 1.5.7* I don’t know if this will be read, but I would ask that more settings could be played with, particularly the sound and the ability to remove a downloaded ROM. Please, ad the ability to change the volume of a ROM that is running and the easy ability to remove a ROM. I understand the ads. I understand the layout, so I’m just saying to would help a whole lot! ### 2/5 — No save when said save *2026-06-14, version 1.5.7* So I was playing Pokémon emerald and I had beat the champion and entered the hall of fame and I was forced to heal my Pokemon and it “saving don’t power off” so after going to lilycove I didn’t save my self because it said “saving don’t power off and guess what I’m back at glacia ### 3/5 — Opinion *2025-11-17, version 1.5.3* Muchos ads pero buena compatibilidad, me gustaria saber mas detalles del desarrollo para poder buscar opciones en internet de configuración, sobre todo para migrar los archivos .sav y su compatibilidad ### 4/5 — Bring back rewind *2025-10-13, version 1.5.3* Pls bring back rewind it was so useful ### 4/5 — Pokemon sapphire *2025-09-20, version 1.5.3* I can't use cheatcode shiny can you show some codes useful? ### 4/5 — Quero trocar meus pokémons! *2025-09-02, version 1.5.3* O emulador me cativou e até vou tirar os anúncios, mas coloca uma opção de abrir 2 jogos ao mesmo tempo… quero abrir meus jogos de pokemon pra realizar uma troca de evolução entre mim mesmo. ### 3/5 — Crashing Consistently *2025-08-14, version 1.5.3* I don’t want to leave a bad review because it starts the game just fine but for some reason I can’t even get to the character creation point. It looks really cool but I can’t give a full review until I can get it working ### 2/5 — コード使えない *2025-07-23, version 1.5.2* アプデしてからコード反応しなくなった ### 3/5 — Code triche *2025-07-20, version 1.5.2* Très bonne appli je peux jouer à Pokémon rouge feu mais impossible de faire fonctionner des codes triche dommage ### 4/5 — Sugestão *2025-07-06, version 1.4.2* É poder importar e exportar saves e poder abrir mais de um jogo ao mesmo tempo. ### 2/5 — ???? *2025-07-01, version 1.4.2* I’ve been playing a Pokémon game and I logged in today and it won’t even let me play my games. I have hours and hours into it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 骗钱的APP *2026-02-15, version 1.5.6* 骗钱的，大家不要下载 ### 1/5 — Does not work *2025-10-14, version 1.5.3* When I opened the app it said I needed to import a game to play but web browsers don’t have the games like Pokémon emerald. I don’t recommend on apple phone might work on Samsung ### 1/5 — Insufrible *2025-10-01, version 1.5.3* La cantidad de publicidicad adds es insufrible, recomiendo buscar otra app ### 1/5 — Sauvegarde *2025-09-27, version 1.5.3* Sur mes 3 premières parties de Pokémon, mon jeu plantait avant la première arène et ma sauvegarde se supprimait toute seule. Sur ma quatrième partie, j’ai essayé un code de triche et mon application s’est supprimée. Je déconseille. ### 1/5 — Loading takes too much time *2025-08-22, version 1.5.3* Because of ads and it need internet to play, do not install china is greedy. ### 1/5 — Imposible *2025-08-20, version 1.5.3* Imposible con la cantidad de publicidades ### 1/5 — D *2025-08-13, version 1.5.3* Cant play w/o internet ### 1/5 — Te odoi ojalá te mueras *2025-07-26, version 1.5.2* Michos a nuncodoj me cacho en los chino de Mérida ### 1/5 — Não baixe *2025-06-25, version 1.4.2* Vc pode ser hackeado de verdade 😳 ### 1/5 — Dragon Quest Monsters nicht spielbar *2025-05-18, version 1.4.2* Das Spiel erfordert nach dem durchspielen der Story einen Neustart des Spiels. Dieser ist über die App glaub ich nicht durchführbar. In meinem Frust habe ich am falschen Punkt gespeichert und meinen Spielfortschritt komplett überschrieben. Gibt es eine Möglichkeit den Spielstand zu retten bzw eine Möglichkeit zumindest das Spiel nach dem Durchspielen der Story weiterzuspielen? Ich habe in der App keine Möglichkeit dazu gefunden. Ich weiß auch nicht, ob Pokémon so Spielbar ist, tbh. Ich freue mich auf Rückmeldung vom Entwickler, dann 5 Sterne! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-05-22, version 1.5.7* Good ### 5/5 — Good, but *2026-02-01, version 1.5.6* I would recommend adding more suitable ones ### 5/5 — Link cable emulator option *2025-12-30, version 1.5.4* Runs very smooth, no lag and everything sounds and looks great! 5 stars. Only thing I would love to see is a link “cable” simulation option, to be able to trade between pokemon games, I know other emulators have it. ### 5/5 — Au top! *2025-10-22, version 1.5.3* Facile d’utilisation, très stable. Tout fonctionne parfaitement ! ### 5/5 — 重新下載後 免廣告沒了 *2025-10-10, version 1.5.3* 請有辦法的話幫忙回覆我的免廣告 ### 5/5 — Top demais *2025-08-10, version 1.5.3* Nota 10 ### 5/5 — Tudo bom *2025-07-24, version 1.5.2* Melhor gba para jogar Pokémon Jesus Cristo cumpre oque promete agora você só precisa saber oque fazer para baixa Pokémon e outros jogos😉 ### 5/5 — チート *2025-06-14, version 1.4.2* やり方がわからない、parコード？どの形式のコードがよいの？ ### 5/5 — This is the best!😄 *2025-05-04, version 1.4.2* This is the best because it’s so easy to get games that’s not on the App Store and download games from google and when the file says open you open it and if you have GBA you click GBA and it will just download the game and it will say download Successful and when that happen I’m happy and I can play the game.But one proplem can you add sonic triple trouble 16 bit on GBA?ok? ### 5/5 — 🔥 *2025-02-12, version 1.4.1* It’s the best GBA emulator on the App Store, but with the new iOS update, the games no longer run. How long will it take to fix it? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*