ZigZu: Phonics Reading Coach
ANA Playlabs Global Private Limited Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ZigZu: Phonics Reading Coach is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by ANA Playlabs Global Private Limited. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 225 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.1.15 (69)
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About 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. Your child reads a real storybook out loud, from a library of 100+ levelled stories. ZigZu listens to every word. The moment they get stuck, it stops, breaks the word into its sounds, and has them try again, the way their school teaches it. Built for ages 4 to 8: LKG, UKG, Class 1 and Class 2. Free for 7 days. No payment needed to start. WHAT MAKES ZIGZU DIFFERENT Most reading apps show your child a story and hope. ZigZu actually listens. It follows every word your child says out loud, in real time, and it knows the difference between a word they read and a word they guessed. That is the part a busy parent cannot always catch, and the part a class of forty never will. HOW IT WORKS 1. Your child opens a story and starts reading aloud. 2. ZigZu listens to every word. 3. Stuck on a word? ZigZu teaches it back, sound by sound. 4. Stickers, daily streaks and progress your child can feel. PHONICS, THE WAY YOUR SCHOOL TEACHES IT The same method Indian English-medium schools use, whether your child's school follows Jolly Phonics, Letterland or its own programme. - All 42 letter sounds, with audio - Blending, c-a-t into cat - Decoding words nobody has taught them yet - Sight words, the ones that never sound out - Indian English pronunciation throughout NINE READING LEVELS, ONE STEP AT A TIME 1. Starting Reader. First sounds: s, a, t 2. Emergent Reader. Short vowels: 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 Your child moves up when they are ready, not when the calendar says so. WHAT YOU WILL SEE AS A PARENT The Parents section shows the words your child read cleanly, the ones they missed, the stories they finished and the sounds they are working on now. You know what to practise tonight without sitting through the whole book. If a book feels too easy or too hard, you can change the level yourself. SAFE, AD-FREE, KIDS-FIRST - No ads, ever - Nothing is ever sold to your child inside a reading session - No chat, no social features, no links out - Works on older iPhones and iPads You can hand over the phone and walk away. WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING "Can I do ZigZu instead of YouTube today?" Kavir, age 5, Mumbai "My child has started enjoying reading" Anaya, age 6, Delhi "Practice questions under phonics section helps my child to practice each sound" Vyom, age 5, Jaipur ABOUT ZIGZU ZigZu is built in India by ANA PlayLabs Global, for Indian children, around Indian English, Indian classrooms and the way Indian parents actually parent. Questions? [email protected] Website: zigzu.co PRICE AND SUBSCRIPTION ZigZu is free to download, with a 7-day free trial of everything. After the trial, ZigZu Premium is an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly, billed monthly - Yearly, billed annually In India that is Rs 249 a month or Rs 1,499 a year. Prices in other countries are shown in your local currency before you pay. You get a reminder before your free trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://zigzu.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://zigzu.co/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.1.15 (69) · Updated October 6, 2026
A smoother, smarter reading experience for your child: • ZigZu now teaches words after each page — only the ones your child really needs help with. • Your child won’t lose a star for words that aren’t being taught on that page. • With a weak internet connection, unheard words won’t be marked wrong or taught unnecessarily. • ZigZu now remembers the last story your child was reading when you reopen the app. • Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, ANA Playlabs Global Private Limited, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Performance Data
- Contact Info: Name, Phone Number
- User Content: Audio Data
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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