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Phonicorn: A self-hosted phonics flashcard app for kids practice word sounds

https://github.com/onatm/phonicorn
1•onatm•1h ago

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onatm•1h ago
Hey HN, I vibe-coded a small self-hosted phonics flashcard app for my daughter this afternoon. She has an "exam" next week based on the words in the data folder. If your kids struggle with phonics, you can use this too: generate word lists with any LLM, drop them into the data folder, and follow the README.

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