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My Boy! - GBA Emulator
Pixel Respawn LLC · 59,238 ratings · ★ 4.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 37 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"emulator"
14 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I recently purchased My Boy! GBA Emulator and unfortunately the cheat code feature isn't working as expected despite following all the correct steps. As this was the primary reason for my purchase, I'd like to request a refund. I'm happy to…" - Joe Manuel
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"games"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought this and cant find how get the games to work i have downloaded the roms and still not working 😕 also tried to install apps to my phone but all it installed was viruses." - Stephanie Kimbell
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"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought this and cant find how get the games to work i have downloaded the roms and still not working 😕 also tried to install apps to my phone but all it installed was viruses." - Stephanie Kimbell
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"game"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought this and cant find how get the games to work i have downloaded the roms and still not working 😕 also tried to install apps to my phone but all it installed was viruses." - Stephanie Kimbell
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"files"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I had over 30 hours in a Pokémon game, went to boot it up and the app had no files of any game or progress. What happened? I'm really upset, I was having so much fun playing it and everything is just suddenly gone. Aside from that, the app …" - Derek K
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"play"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I had over 30 hours in a Pokémon game, went to boot it up and the app had no files of any game or progress. What happened? I'm really upset, I was having so much fun playing it and everything is just suddenly gone. Aside from that, the app …" - Derek K
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"refund"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I recently purchased My Boy! GBA Emulator and unfortunately the cheat code feature isn't working as expected despite following all the correct steps. As this was the primary reason for my purchase, I'd like to request a refund. I'm happy to…" - Joe Manuel
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"save"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "My saves keep getting deleted. Why do my saves keep getting deleted? This is absolutely ridiculous." - James Lupin
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I had over 30 hours in a Pokémon game, went to boot it up and the app had no files of any game or progress. What happened? I'm really upset, I was having so much fun playing it and everything is just suddenly gone. Aside from that, the app …" - Derek K
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"reason"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I recently purchased My Boy! GBA Emulator and unfortunately the cheat code feature isn't working as expected despite following all the correct steps. As this was the primary reason for my purchase, I'd like to request a refund. I'm happy to…" - Joe Manuel
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"pokemon"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "didn't play any Pokemon games" - Jesse Munoz
📋 All 37 negative reviews
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I bought this and cant find how get the games to work i have downloaded the roms and still not working 😕 also tried to install apps to my phone but all it installed was viruses.
I had over 30 hours in a Pokémon game, went to boot it up and the app had no files of any game or progress. What happened? I'm really upset, I was having so much fun playing it and everything is just suddenly gone. Aside from that, the app works well. I might seek out a different app though so this doesn't happen again, this really stinks.
I recently purchased My Boy! GBA Emulator and unfortunately the cheat code feature isn't working as expected despite following all the correct steps. As this was the primary reason for my purchase, I'd like to request a refund. I'm happy to provide my order details if needed. Thanks for your time.
"I used to be a big fan/ supporter of this app for years, but in 2026, it is officially a legacy product that the developers have abandoned. If you are planning to play modern Decomp hacks (like Pokémon Peach & Lime or Pokémon evolved), DO NOT BUY THIS. The emulator’s outdated engine consistently freezes on the Pokémon Summary Screen, making the game unplayable. The developer is completely unresponsive. I reached out multiple times via email explaining the situation with zero replies"
My saves keep getting deleted. Why do my saves keep getting deleted? This is absolutely ridiculous.
Use to be perfect Now I can't open old saved files.
don't they will never upgrade you just charge you forever
didn't play any Pokemon games
Does this.app cannot run .gbc files?
What happened to this app?! you cant even navigate your save files, u cant important them, if u have to remove a game it also removes your save files, an there is no way for them to be just add back once u put the game back on this app, this app was not this bad not to long ago, what happened, an if its not going to be fixed I want my money back for a broken app that doesn't work.
keeps saying there is a bug. auto closing the app
it's not doing what I need and I can't get a refund 15mins after purchasing
The emulator doesn't save games, button layout editing doesn't work. Now its too late to get a refund so I'm out $5.
am I not able to download GBC games to this emulator?
Used to be the best emulator, now 2026, I try to load my saved files from drive. it says that it is downloading them and not a single file shows after "downloading"...
Completely useless in running any pre 3 pokemon generation games. It refuses to read any unzipped file I have put into it. Would not recommend if you want to play pokemon.
doesn't even work anymore
I am unable to save my files. I tried everything.
trash app
it keeps crashing
It was a good emulator. However, it deleted my save file one too many times. There was an android update that blocked My Boy! from accessing all my old saves. Fine. I guess I'll restart my game with hours of progress. Then I got a new phone and transfered all files and app data. I can see my old save in my files but can I access it? No. My save file is once again lost. You're better off downloading a different emulator that actually cares about your save file. To think I put money into this app.
My game freezes
This emulator is useless as long as do not have access to a GBA console.
Unable to ADD A GAME AND CANNOT REQUEST A REFUND !!!!!!
plays games halfway decent almost no cheat codes work with this emulator which is the ENTIRE reason I PAID for this app. don't waste your money on this garbage.
Emulator looks and runs great, but the save function is clearly broken on my model and version of Android. And if I can't save, it's really NOT worth $5.
Keeps crashing on OnePlus9 Pro device. Won't let me play any emulator.
used to be great. unable to add virtual buttons now. it'll work as a very basic emulator on your phone.
was a great emulator, input lag for some reason now though.
bought this app entirely to play Pokemon Lazarus, but the emulator has an issue which causes a crash which hard locks the game. refund request was denied by Google dispite the fact that the emulator does not work. pay the extra 4 dollars and get pizza boy rather than this, pizza boy has better options, looks cleaner, and actually works.
Horrible UI
I paid for this and the other Emu YEARS AGO, and it is still not letting use RTC.
for some reason it can't play some of the newer GBA games. developers say it's out of date which is disappointing for a paid app.
Works good, plenty of customization and options for nerds like me who like control over certain things without it being as aggressive as open source software that expects you to build it yourself. Only thing is devs have moved on to a new emulator and no longer work on this one, the new emulator is better, linkboy
el emulador no estira la imagen completamente en Android, la parte de la cámara queda como un espacio color gris que molesta mucho.
having an issue with some randomizers or rom hacks crashing (pokemon lazerous), would love some assistance with it.
this was working perfectly, I love it so much, but suddenly none of my games are loading
Sentiment summary
74%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
22%
Negative (1-2★)