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I Got Bored on a 4-Hour Train Ride With No WiFi. Here Is What I Built.

Picture this: you are on a train, a plane, or waiting at the dentist. No WiFi. Phone signal is dead. You have already scrolled through everything. You are bored.

Now imagine opening an app on your phone and having an entire library of games and tools you built yourself — all running offline.

That is exactly what happened to me, and it led to building Like Code.

The Story

I had been experimenting with AI-generated HTML for a while. Games, tools, little creative experiments. The problem was always the same: they lived in browser tabs. Close the tab, lose the creation. No internet, no access.

So I built an iOS app that solves this permanently. It is live on the App Store right now.

Like Code — Your Offline HTML Library

Like Code lets you:

  • Import any HTML file or paste code directly
  • Run it full-screen, no browser chrome — feels native
  • Save it to your collection with a custom icon
  • Run everything offline — no internet required
  • Edit the code on your phone whenever you want

The "Aha" Moment

The moment I realized this was useful: I was on that train ride, opened Like Code, and had 15+ games and tools ready to go. A snake game, a pixel art editor, a Pomodoro timer, a reaction time tester — all built with AI, all offline, all one tap away.

Your collection becomes your personal app store that you built yourself.

It Is Available Now

Like Code is already on the App Store. No subscription needed. Download it, paste some HTML, and see for yourself.

Your ideas deserve a home. This one gives them one.

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