Xiora — Life-Size 3D MR Companion (Quest Store)
Published · Researched 2026-09-20
Overview
Xiora (by Xiora Technologies) is a life-size 3D AI companion app on the official Meta Quest Store for Quest 3/3S/Pro, launched November 10, 2025. A full-scale 3D avatar stands in your real room through mixed reality (or in VR scenes on the Pro plan), talks with you in English/Japanese/Chinese/Korean, browses the web alongside you, and initiates conversation from past context. It's the only product in this lane with official Quest Store approval — and the most expensive by an order of magnitude.
Social standing
Where people talk about it: the Meta Quest Store itself (verified-owner reviews, mirrored by VRDB) and the company's own site/press releases. No Reddit community, Discord, or YouTube hands-on reviews surfaced in this pass — nearly all discoverable coverage is company press-release syndication (EIN Presswire, Nov 2025).
Consensus verdict: officially real, socially thin, reception polarized. VRDB (Sept 20, 2026): 3.1★ from 26 verified-owner reviews — "Mixed," with 42% five-star and 42% one-star. That split reads as: the fantasy lands for some, the price/execution alienates others.
Key social/press moments:
- Nov 10, 2025: EIN Presswire launch announcement ("one of the first life-size AI companions approved on the Meta Quest Store").
- VRDB, Sept 20, 2026: 3.1★ / 26 verified-owner ratings / Mixed; v1.0.22; updated 7/21/2026.
- xiora.com claims "strong adoption in English-speaking regions and steadily growing usage in Asia" based on Meta developer analytics — company claim, UNVERIFIED independently.
- "Featured in Global Media Outlets" section on xiora.com — press features claimed, specifics UNVERIFIED.
Main praise (from the 5-star side): life-size presence in your actual room; natural multilingual conversation; on-device privacy.
Main complaints / failure modes (from the 1-star side and pricing): the price is the story — $50–200/month for 30–60 speaking minutes a day. No organic owner reviews found to detail execution complaints; the polarized 42/42 split suggests value-for-money is the fault line.
Key specs
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | Xiora Technologies (Hong Kong) |
| Platform | Meta Quest 3 / 3S / Pro (official Quest Store) |
| 3D tech | Life-size 3D avatar in MR passthrough; 19 calm VR locations (Pro); 80+ outfits, 18 hairstyles; sit/stand/dance motions |
| Voice | Multilingual voice conversation (EN/JP/CN/KR); tiered voice quality (Basic → Premier) |
| Chat/brain | Co-browsing (VR browser); 180+ reactive chatter lines; Initiator (proactive conversation from past context); Bond Levels (warmer over time); context from browser screenshots or MR view |
| Lip-sync | Not documented — UNVERIFIED |
| Expressions | Happy/sad/angry/fear/disgust/surprise matched to tone (per xiora.com) |
| Memory | Up to 1,000 turns per avatar stored on-device (latest 100 detailed, older summarized); never uploaded |
| Status (Sept 20, 2026) | LIVE — v1.0.22, Quest Store listing current, VRDB updated 9/20/2026 |
Pricing
Official plans (xiora.com/plans, observed Sept 20, 2026):
- Free: 5 days, 10 speaking minutes/day, customization locked.
- Standard: $50/month or $450/year — 30 speaking minutes/day.
- Pro: $200/month or $1,800/year — 60 speaking minutes/day, all customization, MR-view context, 19 VR locations. No one-time purchase option. Minutes are speaking minutes per day.
Support reality
- Official support: xiora.com (register/token flow, plans, FAQ, privacy policy). Support responsiveness UNVERIFIED.
- Community support: none found — no Discord/Reddit; 26 store ratings is not a community.
Verdict
- Xiora is the official-store legitimacy pick — the only life-size 3D MR companion Meta actually approved, with real on-device privacy architecture. That matters.
- But the honest math is brutal: $600–$2,400/year for 30–60 minutes of daily conversation, a 3.1★ polarized reception from just 26 owners, and coverage that's almost entirely company PR. It's a luxury experiment, not a proven product. Include it as the Quest Store reference point; recommend TykeAI first for Quest owners who'll sideload, and flag Xiora's pricing as the thing to watch if it ever comes down.
Sources & images
- Sources: xiora.com (homepage + /plans + /faq, observed Sept 20, 2026); VRDB (https://vrdb.app/game/xiora/25868913799365084, updated 9/20/2026); EIN Presswire launch release (Nov 10, 2025).
- Images (../images/): xiora-01.jpg is the primary image — life-size avatar in MR room (VRDB-mirrored store art, converted from WebP to JPEG; documented). xiora-02.jpg — second avatar/outfit in MR room (same source/method).