ZigZu: Phonics Reading Coach

India's first AI Reading Coach for kids. Hears every word your child reads. Teaches what they miss. In Indian English. ZigZu is an English reading app for kids aged 4 to 8, from LKG and UKG to Class 1 and Class 2. Your child reads a real storybook aloud. ZigZu listens to every word, and when your child gets stuck, it breaks the word into its phonics sounds and helps them try again. It is the read-aloud practice your child needs every day, at home, without a tutor. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE ZIGZU - Listens while your child reads aloud, word by word - Catches the exact words your child misses or guesses - Teaches each missed word with phonics, sound by sound - Indian English voice, the way your child's teacher speaks - 100+ levelled storybooks with Indian names, places and stories - Starts at your child's real reading level and moves up when they are ready - No ads, no chat, no links out of the app THE PROBLEM EVERY PARENT KNOWS Your child reads in school, then struggles through one sentence at home. Many parents never learnt phonics themselves. A home tutor costs thousands of rupees a month. Phonics videos and worksheets cannot hear your child read. ZigZu can. HOW IT WORKS 1. Your child opens a story and reads it out loud. 2. ZigZu listens to every word in real time. 3. When a word is missed, ZigZu teaches the phonics sounds and your child tries again. 4. Stickers, daily streaks and progress keep your child coming back. PHONICS FOR KIDS, THE WAY SCHOOLS TEACH IT ZigZu follows the synthetic phonics method used in Indian English-medium schools. If your child's school uses Jolly Phonics, Letterland or its own phonics programme, ZigZu gives your child daily phonics practice at home that matches the classroom. - All 42 phonics sounds with audio - Letter sounds and alphabet phonics, a to z - Blending sounds into words, c-a-t makes cat - Sight words and tricky words - Decoding new words your child has never seen Every sound your child learns is used straight away in a real story. NINE READING LEVELS, ONE STEP AT A TIME 1. Starting Reader. First phonics sounds: s, a, t 2. Emergent Reader. Short vowels and CVC words: cat, pin 3. Beginning Reader. Letter teams: sh, ch, th 4. Developing Reader. Blends: str, pl, nk 5. Transitional Reader. Vowel teams: ee, oo, ai 6. Fluent Reader. Magic-e: cake, bike 7. Skilled Reader. R-controlled vowels: car, bird 8. Expanding Reader. Gliding vowels: coin, cloud 9. Independent Reader. Longer words: rocket, jumping Kids learn to read one level at a time and move up when they are ready, not when the calendar says so. IS ZIGZU RIGHT FOR MY CHILD? Yes, if your child is 4 to 8 and needs more reading aloud than school can give. ZigZu places your child by how they actually read, not by their age or class. Kids who already read use it to build fluency and clear Indian English pronunciation. WHAT YOU SEE AS A PARENT The Parents section shows the words your child read cleanly, the words they missed, the stories they finished and the phonics sounds they are working on now. You know what to practise tonight without sitting through the whole book. You can also change your child's reading level yourself. SAFE FOR KIDS - No ads, ever - No chat or social features - No data shared with advertisers - Follows the Google Play Families policy - Works on budget Android phones PRICE Free to download, with a 7-day free trial of the full app. After the trial, ZigZu is a yearly or monthly plan paid through Google Play. In India: Rs 1,499 a year or Rs 249 a month. Elsewhere, the app shows your local price first. You can cancel any time in your Google Play subscriptions, and you get a reminder before the trial ends. WHAT A CHILD SAID "Can I do ZigZu instead of YouTube today?" Kavir, age 5, Mumbai ABOUT ZIGZU ZigZu is built in India by ANA PlayLabs Global, around Indian English, Indian classrooms and the way Indian families actually live. Questions? Write to [email protected] Website: zigzu.co