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IDEA · EARLY LEARNING

Point the camera.
Hear the word.

KidWorld turns the everyday world into a word-learning adventure. Kids point the phone at an object, meet a picture card, and hear how to say it in English, Korean or Vietnamese.

PrototypeWorks offlineNo ads

NEW · DAILY SURPRISE

Open today's surprise!

Every day the gift box holds one word of the day. It's the same word all day, and every word gets a turn before any repeats. Want more? Open the box again for another surprise.

  • A new word of the day, every day
  • Open again for random surprises
  • Each card comes with its pronunciation

A taste of the real thing. In the app, each card also speaks its word.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Small app.
Big curiosity.

Camera discovery

Point at a cup, a ball, a banana. KidWorld recognises it on the phone and shows its card. If it isn't sure, it stays quiet instead of teaching the wrong word.

Daily gift box

A new surprise word every day, plus unlimited random ones. Great for a morning ritual.

Three languages

English, Korean and Vietnamese, with 180 everyday words to start.

Works offline

Camera, words, pictures and sounds all work without internet.

Private by design

Recognition happens on the device. Camera images are never uploaded. No ads, accounts or chat.

Parents in charge

Language and settings sit behind a parent check, away from small fingers.

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps.
No reading needed.

  1. 1

    Point

    The child aims the rear camera at an everyday object.

  2. 2

    Recognise

    A model on the phone identifies it. Not sure? Silence.

  3. 3

    Hear

    A friendly picture card appears and the word is spoken.

IS IT GOOD FOR A YOUNG BRAIN?

We read the research so you don't have to.

What child-development science says about apps like this, and which ages fit. Honest about the gaps.

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WHERE IT STANDS

An early prototype.

The full loop of camera, on-device recognition, picture card and sound runs on an iPhone, and the daily gift box is in. An Android version is in development. It is not in the app stores yet.

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