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XiaoMaoLi
Joyful Chinese learning with cat companions that grow
XiaoMaoLi is a playful Chinese learning web app for children, built and iterated with GPT-5.6. It combines lesson activities, three mini-games, five unlockable cat companions, shared XP and stars, and gentle daily goals—without leaderboards, punitive streaks, or open chat. Progress stays on-device, making it simple and parent-friendly.
Hi Product Hunt!
I originally built XiaoMaoLi for my daughter, who is learning Primary 2 Chinese in Singapore.
What began as a simple learning page gradually became a small browser-based learning playground with three mini-games, five original cat companions, shared XP, stars, unlockable progress and gentle daily goals.
I wanted to explore a different kind of gamification for children—one without public leaderboards, punitive streaks, pressure to compete or open chat.
GPT-5.6 played a major role in helping me refactor the original standalone games, build the shared progression system, debug the experience and prepare the product for launch. Other AI tools also contributed during earlier development, so this has been a genuinely collaborative AI-assisted building journey.
XiaoMaoLi is still an early public beta, and I would especially appreciate feedback from parents, educators and builders:
Does the experience feel clear and enjoyable for a child?
Does the progression feel encouraging rather than stressful?
What would make you comfortable letting a child use it regularly?
Thank you for trying XiaoMaoLi!
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About XiaoMaoLi on Product Hunt
“Joyful Chinese learning with cat companions that grow”
XiaoMaoLi was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #150 on the daily leaderboard. XiaoMaoLi is a playful Chinese learning web app for children, built and iterated with GPT-5.6. It combines lesson activities, three mini-games, five unlockable cat companions, shared XP and stars, and gentle daily goals—without leaderboards, punitive streaks, or open chat. Progress stays on-device, making it simple and parent-friendly.
XiaoMaoLi was featured in Education (78.9k followers), Artificial Intelligence (474.3k followers), Games (98.7k followers) and OpenAI Day (8 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 166.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted XiaoMaoLi?
XiaoMaoLi was hunted by Wong Swee Pin. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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