Comparison

Prep vs Ekado

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Prep

Prepare for English proficiency exams like IELTS and TOEIC with AI-powered practice tests and personalized study plans. Get detailed feedback and track your progress to achieve your academic goals.

Highlights
  • AI Virtual Practice Room for IELTS
  • Personalized Study Plans
  • Mock Tests for Various Exams
  • Detailed Grading and Evaluation
  • Progress Tracking
  • AI Error Detection and Correction
Features
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- The Prep AI Virtual Room Duo: For IELTS preparation, the virtual practice room with Prep AI helps students comprehensively train all four skills: IELTS Listening, IELTS Reading, IELTS Writing, IELTS Speaking. Students can also practice with exam-format questions, and receive thorough grading and evaluation according to each scoring criterion, just like a real examiner. With advanced AI technology, the system can detects errors during IELTS test and provides appropriate corrections. What's amazing is that the AI uses the same evaluation method as the IELTS test scoring system, giving students a realistic experience similar to taking the actual IELTS test. Exciting, isn't it? PREP also offers many useful features to support students learn English more effectively, such as: • Study Plan: The system helps students learn English more easily by analyzing the goals set by students, then arranging a suitable study path divided into separate lessons and english test, ensuring students achieve their desired goals. The system also accompanies students throughout the learning process to answer questions and update their English learning path. • My Course: A place to aggregate and store English learning and english test programs, helping students easily control their learning progress. Students can click on the desired program to join the corresponding English course • Test Practice: One of the most useful features of the software: Mock Tests. With a diverse library of tests divided into four skills, a large number of english test like IELTS, TOEIC,... tests help students quickly familiarize themselves and develop their test-taking skills. Additionally, the system provides prediction tests to help students get used to the structure of the most recent year's test, increasing the applicability of this feature. • Prep has been helping over 10,000+ students improve daily, assisting thousands in achieving their study goals for IELTS, TOEIC, and national high school exams. • Prep features proprietary modern AI technology capable of recreating the test environment in a virtual test room, providing students with the most realistic experience during test preparation. • Prep offers diverse and useful features suitable for various user goals, whether learning English, practicing for TOEIC, or prep for IELTS Contact us immediately when you need support: Email: support@prepedu.com

About

Ekado

Features
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Ekado helps you master languages and exams with flashcards that adapt to you. Create decks with on-device AI, or import from text, PDFs, websites, and more. Study with interactive cards and a spaced-repetition system that focuses on what you’re about to forget—not what you already know. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate flashcard decks with Apple Intelligence (on-device) • Import content from paste, documents, photos, websites, or transcripts • Study with flip & swipe or type-the-answer modes • Review with smart spaced repetition (due, new, weak, and cram sessions) • Organize learning by goals—exams, work, school, or conversation • Sync across your Apple devices with iCloud • Get daily study reminders so you never break the streak BUILT FOR REAL GOALS Whether you’re preparing for IELTS, TOEIC, or JLPT, learning Japanese vocabulary, or reviewing anything you need to remember—Ekado turns your material into cards you can practice anywhere. SIMPLE, WARM, FOCUSED A calm study experience designed for clear thinking: open Ekado, study what matters, and come back tomorrow stronger. Start learning in minutes. Your first deck is only a few questions away.

Screenshots

Prep4 screens
Ekado3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ekado at none against Prep's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prep sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ekado asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prep versus Ekado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepEkado
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPREP TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK COMPANYPhi Hung Nguyen

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Prep

One-time10
  • IELTS Pro 1 tháng$9.99
  • IELTS Pro 3 tháng$19.99
  • IELTS Pro 6 tháng$29.99
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  • IELTS Core 3개월 이용권$59.99
  • HSK 3 ver 3.0$69.99
  • HSK 3 ver 3.0 Pro$89.99
  • IELTS Core 연간 이용권$129.99
  • 90-Day IELTS TP Package$139.99
  • HSK1 đến HSK3 ver 3.0$149.99
  • HSK1 đến HSK3 ver 3.0 Pro$179.99
None

Ekado

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prep free?
Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ekado free?
Ekado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prep or Ekado have ads?
Both Prep and Ekado show ads.

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