The Prime Machine vs EAP Talk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Prime Machine
Analyze text documents and pre-made English language corpora. Explore word frequencies, collocations, and concordance lines. Create and analyze your own custom text collections.
- Analyze readymade English corpora
- Analyze DIY corpora from text/PDF
- View concordance lines (lines or cards)
- Access frequency data
- Explore collocations
- Full Mode research tools
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The Prime Machine is a corpus tool, providing access to readymade English language corpora and tools for analysis of your own DIY corpora made from text, PDF, or other document files. In Simple Mode, you can view concordance lines as lines or cards, frequency data and collocations. In Full Mode you can view additional data from the readymade corpora, use more research tools and create your own DIY corpora.
EAP Talk
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EAP Talk is an AI-powered system that allows EFL learners to practice speaking and delivering academic presentations in the context of higher education. It is created by a group of EAP teachers and students at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). It is based on the XJTLU key project (KSF-F-16), funded by XJTLU and Suzhou government.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Prime Machine at every 3 weeks against EAP Talk's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Prime Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, EAP Talk every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Prime Machine | EAP Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Jeaco | 斌 邹 |
In-app purchases
The Prime Machine
No in-app purchases
EAP Talk
No in-app purchases
