Independent studio

AI short videos, apps and web games, made with care.

Xaplore is a tiny studio in North Carolina. We make AI short videos, simple and private apps, and web games you can play right in your browser, some under our own name and some for clients.

Our videos Our apps Our games

What we make

AI short videos

Short videos, made with AI

Scripted, voiced, animated and edited with AI, made for vertical screens. Our own series follows a Silicon Valley programmer through GPUs, green cards, tech debt and the AI everyone suddenly works on.

硅谷码农那些事儿Our series · Douyin, Xiaohongshu & WeChat Channels
  • Script to final cut
  • AI voices & animation
  • Vertical 9:16
  • 100+ episodes so far
Scan to followMost watched episodes →Watch on Douyin →Watch on Xiaohongshu →

Apps

Simple, private apps for everyday life

Tools that do one job well, with no sign-ups and nothing to figure out. Our first is for families.

Buddy Duo Walkie-TalkiePush-to-talk for your family · iPhone & iPad
  • No account needed
  • Voice never stored
  • Private room codes
  • No ads
Next app in the worksWant to hear when it lands? Drop us a line.
App StoreAbout the app →

Games

Free little games, right in your browser

Puzzles, stories, an action RPG you can play with friends, a tactical shooter, a road trip, a mahjong table, a tile-matching level journey and a few jokes about work. Nothing to install and no account needed.

Bamboo PairsBamboo TableUS Road TripOchre LineEmber AbyssBlack Box
See all 10 gamesAlso on itch.io →

Work with us

Get in touch →

AI short videos

Short videos scripted, voiced, animated and edited with AI, sized for Douyin, Xiaohongshu, WeChat Channels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

Watch 硅谷码农那些事儿 →

Apps

iPhone, iPad and web apps, from the first sketch to an App Store listing. We design, build, test and handle review, the same way we ship our own.

See Buddy Duo →

Web games

Browser games that open instantly on phone and desktop: puzzles, casual games, 3D and online play with friends, ready for your site or itch.io.

Play our 10 games →

Have a video series, an app or a game in mind? Tell us about it.

Start a project

Latest from the studio

  • Bamboo Pairs: four mahjong tiles above the title 竹林雀消 on a green backgroundNew game

    竹林雀消 · Bamboo Pairs

    Match pairs of free mahjong tiles to clear the board across 300 levels in 30 chapters, or unwind in an untimed Relax mode; every board is solvable.

    • Puzzle
    • 300 levels
    • Phone & desktop
    Play nowitch.io
  • Bamboo Table: mahjong tiles above the title 竹林雀局 on a green felt tableGame

    竹林雀局 · Bamboo Table

    Mahjong against three AI opponents or friends in a room: casual 推倒胡 by default (any complete hand wins, optional house rules) or full Guobiao with the 8-fan minimum; AI fills any empty seat.

    • Mahjong
    • Online with friends
    • Desktop & phone
    Play nowitch.io
  • US Road Trip: 3D views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Las Vegas at night, Mount Rushmore and the CapitolGame

    US Road Trip

    Drive real streets in twelve American cities in 3D, collect a postcard at each landmark, or race friends online.

    • 3D driving
    • Online with friends
    • Desktop & phone
    Play nowitch.io

How we build

Our story →
01

Private by default

Apps collect only what they need to work. Game saves stay in your own browser. No analytics SDKs, no ad networks, nothing sold.

02

Small and finished

Each app does one job well; each game is something you can pick up in a minute and actually finish. Plain words, big buttons.

03

A real person answers

Email us and someone who built it writes back, usually within two business days.