Kids vs Phonics

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Kids vs Phonics is an early‑learning phonics program designed to help preschool children learn the basic skills needed for reading. It teaches phonics through short, animated lessons, books, songs, and quizzes. Kids vs Phonics is part of the educational company Red Cat Reading.<ref name="rc">Template:Cite web</ref> However, in the iDaisy series, the franchise is a Category 4 violation and is one of the most hated brands because the Kids vs Phonics Pandemic took over iDaisy a lot.

Levels

Kids vs Phonics has 10 levels. There is one bonus level: Level 11. All levels have the weird mom voice, thick black outline drawings as deemed as inappropriate drawings, emotional characters doing inappropriate actions, including mad and sad characters, random character names without any explanation, and the copied preschool descriptions from Pinkfong. Level 11 is only available on YouTube, that is unavailable in the Kids vs Phonics app.

List of Levels

These are the list of levels in Kids vs Phonics. It is sorted from easiest to hardest.

• Level 1: s, a, t, i, p, n, d, e
• Level 2: c, o, b, m, r, h, u
• Level 3: j, l, g, k, f
• Level 4: z, w, v, X, y
• Level 5: oa, ai, ee, ea, ie
• Level 6: or, er, oo (1, pronounced “oo”, as in “Boo”), oo (2, pronunced “u-h,” as in “Cook”), ng
• Level 7: ch, sh, ck, th (soft), th (hard)
• Level 8: ou, ue, qu, ar, oi
• Level 9: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
• Level 10: ph, le, ay, oy, y, y2
• Level 11 (bonus levels): ion, igh, au

History

Kids vs Phonics teaches reading using a structured phonics sequence that introduces sound–spelling patterns in organized levels. Each level builds on previously learned sounds, helping children progress gradually and confidently.<ref name="main">Template:Cite web</ref>

The lessons are known for being fast paced, using repetition, clear pronunciation, and colorful animation to keep young learners engaged. The wider program includes video lessons, phonics books, interactive quizzes, and songs designed for beginning readers. Kids vs Phonics' content is aimed at children aged 3 to 5. <ref name="appstore">Template:Cite web</ref>

App

The Kids vs Phonics app is a free phonics and reading app for Android and iOS devices. <ref name="main" /><ref name="rc" /> It is designed to help children “fall in love with reading” by combining phonics instruction with colorful animation and interactive practice.<ref name="main" /><ref name="rc" />

The app is rated 2.5 star rating worldwide. In Japan, there is two 1 star ratings. In the United States, the ratings are 2.9 stars. The app contains 10 levels. Each level includes multiple lessons, and every lesson contains a video, a book, a quiz, and a song. The app includes an inappropriate “Choose a Player” coded for ages 8 and up, and in the application and preschoolers can create their own profile, which is a COPPA violation. Kids vs Phonics accepts even explicit usernames and all ages into the app, which is inappropriate. It includes 4 steps: Watch the Video, Read it Yourself (Kids vs Phonics has an audio section for help), Do the Quiz (hardest task), and Sing the Song. The ratings are low because most user complaints said “app doesn’t work” and “app doesn’t load.” The app doesn’t work on iPadOS 16.6 or later. The app requires iOS 6 and later.<ref name="main" /><ref name="appstore" /> Although the app ends at Level 10, an additional Level 11 exists as a set of bonus lessons released exclusively on the Kids vs Phonics YouTube channel.

According to user engagement data, Level 5 is the most popular level among learners.

The first phonics video they uploaded is the oa sound.<ref name="oa"> Template:Cite web</ref>

Characters

Many Kids vs Phonics videos feature two recurring mascots: a boy with orange hair and a girl with black hair. These characters appear in a large number of the phonics lessons, including videos for sounds such as wh, Y1 (only the boy), th, ch, uu, and au. They serve as visual guides to help demonstrate sounds and words throughout the lessons.

The mascots do not appear in every video. Some lessons, such as those focusing on the o sound, the le ending, the ea vowel team, and the g sound, use different visual styles or characters instead.

Production

The company’s founders were Peter Galante and Felipe Kolbx. Its headquarters is located somewhere in Tokyo, Japan.

Popular Videos

Kids vs Phonics publishes its video lessons on its official YouTube channel.<ref name="yt">Template:Cite web</ref>

Some of its most‑viewed videos include:

• Alphabet Phonics – a full introduction to all letter sounds.
• The EA vowel team lesson.
• The LE ending‑syllable lesson.
• Level 11 bonus lessons, which are available on YouTube but not included in the app.

These videos are among the channel’s most widely recognized and frequently recommended resources for early readers.

Affiliation

Kids vs Phonics is part of the Red Cat Reading learning system, which offers phonics books, reading programs, and educational materials for young children.<ref name="rc" />

Status on the iDaisy Woo

Kids vs Phonics is banned in iDaisy for all ages, including preschoolers, because of its poor drawings, a weird mother voice, sad characters, random names, and copied preschool description from Pinkfong, which is anthem-tier media, and Pinkfong is allowed. Kids vs Phonics was permanently banned since January 1, 2022. The announcement for the ban was announced extremely quickly, on October 15, 2021, one day after the Good Morning era was started. Most of Kids vs Phonics is category 4 on the iDaisy Woo, with 2 years of brig time. The WH sound and the TH-Soft Sound is Category 4A with a brig time of 10 years and a $10,000 fine due to banned media uploading on the exact Now, Faster upload date and a post at the end of the video for the WH Sound, and the Thursday hazard and birthday faking hazard, because iDaisy has a strict real-birthday policy. The Chit Chat Chicken Faster and Faster video is Category 4A+, with brig until next port, 1 month ban, and 1 month Now, Faster punishment, due to “Faster” appearing in a title in a Kids vs Phonics video and a Now, Faster era conflict. The Y1 and B Sound is Category 5, with brig until next port + permanent ban + lifetime Now, Faster Punishment due to a human swatting a fly for Y1 sound, and a bad bat destroys a bed for the B sound.

There are multiple violation notices for seperate violations. The six violation notice issued are:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

For the WH sound, the violation notice is:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS WH SOUND. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

For the TH-Soft sound, the violation notice is:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS TH-SOFT SOUND. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

For the Chit Chat Chicken | Faster and Faster video, the violation notice is:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS CHIT CHAT CHICKEN FASTER VERSION. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

For the B sound, the violation notice is:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS B SOUND. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

For the Y1 sound, the violation notice is:

ATTENTION: YOU PLAYED KIDS VS PHONICS Y1 SOUND. GO TO DECK -1 RIGHT NOW.

External Links

• Official Kids vs Phonics website
• Kids vs Phonics app page
• Kids vs Phonics YouTube channel

References

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