Disclosure: I received this product to review in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.
Ever since my boys saw the Kaotiks in the Kohl’s holiday toy catalog they were mesmerized by them. What are Kaotiks you may be thinking? Well Kaotiks are remote-control car sets that feature high-speed stunts around tracks and in the air. The sets are individual or you can combine them to make a big set. I got the chance to review two Kaotiks sets with my two boys (ages 5 and 6) and they love them! Now we have tried those small slot car like race sets where you had to line up the cars on the tracks to control them and they were too hard to control and didn’t always work. With Kaotiks, kids just put the car on the playset and let them go. Actually you don’t even need to have it on the playset, my boys zoom their Kaotiks cars all over the house!
I reviewed two Kaotiks playsets: Thunderwave and Psychoplex. Like I said they are fun both individually or combined. My boys actually go back and forth having the sets be separate and then combining them.
This is where the action all begins! With The Thunderwave, you’ve got two customizable oververt quarterpipes, and an awesome stunt feature that allows you to power up walls! Sneak up from behind the set with the secret trap door entry, and let the KAOS commence! $49.99 suggested retail price.
The Psychoplex includes a gnarly two-sided oververt pocket for massive backflips – or for reaching for that insane 90 scale foot high jump! Can you handle the tabletop action over the spine? Ease on over in a smooth frontflip, or blast it at full throttle! The spine is a two-sided ramp that tests your nose and tailwhips. Get KRAZY with the Psychoplex! $69.99 suggested retail price.
Honestly I can’t pick a favorite between the sets I checked out as both Thunderwave and Psychoplex are fun in their own ways. With Thunderwave my boys are determined to make the jump from one ramp to the other and with Psychoplex they are determined to jump their cars the highest. Combining the sets though is where the real fun comes in as you get the best of both worlds. Yes combining the sets is as easy as snapping and un-snapping pieces together, my 5 year old can actually do it himself.
We brought this to a family party and my son was super excited when I handed it to him:
The real fun though is not having to deal with batteries for the cars. All you do is pop out the small plastic battery and snap it into the remotes to charge them. I am not sure how long it takes to charge, but I don’t feel like it is a long time, at least my boys aren’t complaining that it is. I love this because it is something they can do themselves, whereas other toys that require batteries and a tiny screwdriver are not as easy for them to change.
The green box is actually the battery you pop in the car when its charged:
It lights up to let you know its charging:
Overall, Kaotiks is a breathe of fresh air when it comes to remote control cars. I love that they have sets you can build and re-build for them to drive on or that they work on any hard floor surfaces. I love that they charge themselves. I love that they are not big and bulky. Right now there are just three sets available but I did read on the Kaotiks Facebook page that they are going to be adding in individual cars and additional batteries. Yes the product is new and I know every time I looked it was sold out so if you find it, don’t miss out! The only flaw I see is that my boys want additional cars to play with in their sets, so I am happy to hear that they will be adding some. We haven’t had any other problems and this is a toy that my boys pull out constantly to play with. They even added in their little die-cast cars and skateboards to zoom around.
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Sam Stamp says
My cousin would love the track and watching the cars go around it!
Melanie Comello says
The fact that we could expand by adding more playsets! That right there would be the winning factor for mine! The bigger the better lol.
Trisha McKee says
My daughter would love to work the remote control to make it go.
Julie says
my nephew would love the venom ventpark
Vikki Billings says
My grandson would love that it has a track that is really cool and a controller.
Sue Hull says
I have 2 nieces who love remote control cars that go fast so I know they’d love these. This looks really fun! Thank you 🙂
Paula Tavernie says
He would love the track and would love that we wont have to change batteries!
Lenora D says
My boys would just love the fact that it’s an RC car. They’ve never had a nice one.
Cheryl Reinhardt says
We are big Nascar fans in our house so this would be great to have……….
Kimberly Schotz says
I granddaughter would love that it is remote control
Mihaela Day says
I love it that the cars are easy to charge
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Candace says
My son loves cars and I love that it’s rechargeable.
Joyce Harrell says
I love that they charge themselves and you can change the track
Michaela K says
My sons would love the fact that all the tracks are able to connect together and form a huge Kaos track!
angie pruden says
he would love the color and the track idea, my son loves anything to do with racecars
Teresa Thompson says
My granddaughter would love all the stunts she could perform.
elishia bakle says
my girls would love it , ilike that it doesnt take up too much room and no setting up the track!
Trisha Scott says
love the fact theres no need to worry about batteries and that its easy to use and play with
Jaime Cummings says
He would love racing the cars and going fast!
Louise says
Awesome review:)
I like the rechargeable feature on the Kaotiks playsets 🙂
With 12 grandsons the Kaotiks playset would be well used at our house:)
Linda Bradshaw says
My grandson would love the tricks this can do. He would love to play with this.
April Brenay says
My two boys would love this, they love anything that has to do with racing and cars, and I love that I wouldn’t have to be replacing the batteries all the time!
leanne says
My sons would love the stunts. i would love that it recharges.
Ashley Marie says
Fun Toy But You Turn It On And It Drives By Itself! My Son Doesn’t Even Touch The Controller And The Car Won’t Stop.. Very Frustrating When He Wants To Be In Charge Of Making It Go… Unbelievable Considering The Amount Of Money That Was Spent =(
Debra Sauvageau says
Whiplash Run
Judy Chapman says
He would love that he can charge it himself.
Rebecca Peters says
My son loves all things remote control!
Sylvia says
I think my son would love the colors and the ability to recharge the batteries
Victoria Carlson says
My nephew would love that he can build the playset exactly the way he wants!
Jo Ann F says
My grandson would love the high speed!
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alena svetelska says
the fact they do stunts..my sons would love it
Tina Bartunek says
My nephew would love the blue one and the remote control!
Lesley F says
My nephew would love this & that it does back flips!
tina reynolds says
my boys love cars anything especially when it is remote control
RICHARD HICKS says
They would love being able to control it remote and make it do tricks
Jenny says
My son would love the color of this set you reviewed, and I also like the Skybender Blitz from their website that you can find at Toys r us.
Danielle Jones says
He would love that he doesn’t have to wait on my to buy new batteries. I always forget the new batteries when I go to the store so this would be great for him.
trixx says
My daughter would love that they charge themselves!
Denise Welch says
I know my grandson would love this
Erica C. says
He loves all cars so this would be great.
Kimberlee Stevens says
My daughter LOVES to play with cars and trucks, and she also enjoys watching her daddy race his RC truck! She is autistic and would have HOURS of enjoyment with this toy!
lena says
My son would love the ramps!
Lisa L says
My kids would love that they are fun & goes fast!
Melissa Teears says
My son would love the fact that they can jump
alona y says
My nephew would think the neon color with black looks really cool, and of course that it looks like a lot of fun.
april yedinak says
My son would love that you don’t have to worry about replacing batteries all the time.
Heather Stokes says
My daughter would love that it’s made for small hands and she could make her cars go fast. 🙂
Daniel M says
he would like doing stunts with the cars
Susan Chester says
I love that these cars are easy to charge. My grandson would love one!
Kristen says
He loves everything remote control!
lissa crane says
My son would love the fact that he can go fast on the track, which he can’t do at our home because we have carpet! Any remote control car just doesn’t work well for him!
Marilyn Nawara says
He would love absolutely EVERYTHING about this racetrack. Loves to watch races and play with cars — this is the perfect toy!
israel y says
he would love that it recharges and doesnt have to worry about new batteries
Matt Black says
Hope I win
Laura J says
Oh they look like so much fun! I love that you can zoom them all over the house! Carter would love that!
Jason says
These look very cool.
Katie Klein says
My boys would love just watching the cars!
ellen c. says
My son would love it because he’d be able to do it by himself. Thanks for the chance.
Vanessa Richard says
he would love the track but also like that he could play with it through out the house
Jessica H. says
I love that you can just pop the battery out to put it to charge. I hate battery compartments that require a screwdriver! I also love that you can add sets together. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Patti Hess says
He would like it because he and his Dad can play together. Have “quality time”
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sheri blessing says
They would love that they charge themselves, they can never keep track of chargers!
Katie Bellamy says
My son would go bananas for this remote car!!
lisa says
the stunts and the track! so fun!
Renea G says
My little guy would love the interchangeable tracks and all they tricks the cars can do
melissaandkeith miller says
the fact they do stunts
Staci L. says
The fact that you can use it on the sets too!
Alina Hahn says
That they go fast and are remote controlled…and it is a car so my 3 yo would love this.
Gina H. says
The remote control.
abedabun dawn says
Leave a blog post comment on something your child would like about Kaotiks? If I were to win, it would go to my neighbors son. I think he would just love the controller, to be the one to make the car go.
jenn giannetto says
my son loves cars so he would love a remote controlled one
Jessica Padilla says
My son would like the Kaotik remote car.
Kathleen S. says
My son would love the way that the car jumps in the air! I would too..
Rebecca Parsons says
That they are cars and you can race them by remote.
Inspired Kathy says
My nephews would love doing tricks with these cars.
Jennifer says
My son would love any of the RC playsets, he’s fascinated by cars!
Birdie Skolfield says
he’ll love the portability he love to move his stuff around
Gayle S says
The best feature is they recharge themselves. No more disappointment when they want to play and find out it is dead!
Heather! says
My nephew is pretty much obsessed with cars right now, so he would love EVERYTHING about this!
Kristi Price says
My grandson is 5 and he was actually trying to build homemade ramps one night with books and catalogs..lol. So, I will say the ramps but he would love everything about both of these. Thank you!
JLin says
remote car
Lisa B. says
I love that they charge themselves! My boys would love that they are remote control 🙂
sandra davis says
he would love the stunts tht they do
Kelly Grant says
They’d like the track
nikki b says
my lil man would love this and it comes with all he needs even the track!
Cynthia R says
I think he would like the Whiplash Run
Jen says
my son would be most into the ability to make it do tricks!
Dorothy Teel says
Well you can’t go wrong with a remote control car, they are awesome and any child boy or girl loves them, I like that the battery is rechargeable and don’t have to buy extra batteries for these toys, I like that the sets intermingle to make new layouts and designs. I like that these can run either on or off the track thanks for the review
amanda hardesty says
My daughter would like having a “boy toy” she would play with too
J Smith says
@smilejoylove – I think my son would love the remote control aspect of the car – he loves feeling like he’s driving!
Kimberly M. says
They love remote control cars PLUS they love racing cars. This would be the ideal toy for them.
Catherine M. says
The just love cars and making them do tricks. They like to recreate epic fails.
stacey b says
My sons would love that they could play with this together
Stephanie Galbraith says
Playing with race cars, boys toys.
LISA BLUMENSTEIN says
they would love the remote and how fast the cars fly around
Jennifer Rote says
He’d like not having to look for good batteries.
Tamar says
My son really wants a remote controlled car. This looks great.
laurie nykaza says
The remote control kaotiks car is so great kids love it especially the jumps
Brittney House says
My son would like to be able to control it all himself by a remote.
maria carrasco says
My son would love that he can build and re-build this set and the remote control.
Kayla says
They’d love that they can build it!
Stephanie MacDonald says
that it is a remote control
Linda G. says
They would love racing the cars
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
My nephew would love the ramp!
Wes Hovorka says
My kid will like how fast they go.
Beanybopp says
I like that you can jump them unlike the ones that just go around the track (like you mentioned above)…it is also nice that you can drive them off the track also. My son would love that he is free to go anywhere with them!
Patricia says
They can take it on the go and the ease of use especially for smaller hands.
Rachel S says
My son would like everything about it!
bryan clark says
it’s a car he is a boy ..nuff said
Meghan says
My child would like the fast pace. We own a race car & he is enamored with it & always yells Faster! Faster!
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
My son would have fun making the car go off the jumps.
Rod Jackson says
I love how it is rc and the track together.
Brandi Price says
He would definitely like that HE controls it doing all that fun stuff!
Carol says
My grandson would like that it is remote control.
Jodi Flaherty says
My sons Hayden and Henry would love this!
Mary Beth Elderton says
This looks like a blast of fun!
Debra S says
Well, the boys here would love that they can take it back and forth from mom and dad’s to Gramma’s! And the girls would want their turn too!
KV says
It looks easy to assemble.
erin dear (@mummadear) says
My little boy would love the car set, he would like being able to control the cars!
Ann Fantom says
I like that the Kaotiks would keep my nephew entertained for hours at a time
shelly leatham says
They’d love that it is remote controlled!
Pamela Wilson says
You can combine the sets
Jennifer M says
My son loves remote control cars and would really enjoy this!
Helen Sampson says
“Extreme” style stunts and remote controle cars?!?! What’s NOT to love!
Vicki Wurgler says
I like that the sets can be separated and combned
Renee B. says
My son would love playing with the remote control. He loves cars and pressing buttons.
Kristi C says
My son would love the jumps and that batteries do not constantly have to be replaced.
Denise Elliott says
My kids would love the in the air stunts and the jumps
Darlene Sullins says
Its a car with a remote~ that’s what they’ll LOVE!
ale ol says
The speed, the colors, it would actually be a gift..shhh
Anne Perry says
the handle looks nice… our other remote control broke.
ghassan alsaleh says
my kid loves the sound of the car when it is runing
tracy p. says
They would like that its easy enough for them to put together themselves.
Amber S says
It being easy for my son to play with, as he received a race track for Christmas that was hard for him to play with.
Dawn Monroe says
It would be their first real remote car, for older kids.
carol says
Got one at target, my grandson likes car, speed and noise!
Nannypanpan says
I like its track system
DEBIJOT says
He would like that it is remote control.
Laur a DeLuca says
My son loves anything to do with cars so he’d enjoy this
Andrea says
They would love how fast they go.
Jerry C says
My son would love the track for the car. Also the battery that it takes.
Vickie Couturier says
my grandson would love the way it so esy to use an handle
angel d says
he would like the fact its a car
Jan Lee says
They would like that you can control the car and do stunts with it 🙂
Maralea says
My grandson would love that he could race the cars anywhere!
Kelly D says
My son would like doing stunts with the car.
D Schmidt says
My son would love to see them jump!
Dorothy Boucher says
my grandson would love this, he is so big into cars.. what a neat track this is and love the color 😉 thanks @tisonlyme143
Colleen Maurina says
My little grandson would go crazy with these Kaotiks! He would love the remote control and getting the cars to flip and jump.
Janice Dean says
My oldest grandson loves anything with a remote! He would love this 🙂 Thanks!
Carrie Phelps says
My grandson would love that he could rebuild with this set and also that both his mother, father & I have hardwood floors so he could use them at each location.
Seyma Shabbir says
My sons would love that it is a car they can control! Any car!
Sacha Schroeder says
My son loves anything remote controlled! He would dig this!
Davis P says
My son LOVES cars and trucks so that alone makes this cool to him!
jeri boss says
my nephew will love this
Janet W. says
My grandson would love seeing the cars jump up high!
Vicky D says
I like that they charge themselves!
Virginia Rowell says
My grandson would love that he could charge it himself. We are always changing batteries for him in his toys.
Donna Pyszk says
The fact that it is remote controlled
Michelle S says
My son loves to make cars go fast so that would be the main attraction – the speed!