Blink Captions

What Blink Captions is

Blink Captions is an iOS video captioning and editing app from Blink Captions, based in Sunnyvale, California. It can style captions, burn them into video, apply brand caption presets, and export subtitles in other formats. The app offers more than 200 subtitle styles, supports 118 caption languages, and can translate captions into 120 languages. Caption accuracy is advertised at over 98.9%. Editing tools include AI script writing, trimming, zoom, and a teleprompter that scrolls in step with the speaker’s pace. Audio features can isolate vocals, reduce noise, and adjust background sound levels. Lyrics mode detects and transcribes song lyrics for music videos. GIFs, emojis, sound effects, beauty filters, and real-time background swapping provide additional editing options.

The Free plan costs nothing and includes 20 AI points. It allows 3 projects, 1 seat, 1 concurrent task, and videos up to 20 minutes. Creator costs $29 a month, with 150 AI points per month, 1 seat, 2 concurrent tasks, and videos up to 60 minutes. Studio costs $99 a month and includes 600 AI points, 3 seats, 6 concurrent tasks, and videos up to 120 minutes. The app is also available on Google Play.

Who it suits

Blink Captions suits video creators who want to add styled, translated captions and edit videos on a mobile device. Its teleprompter, audio tools, lyrics mode, and visual effects also suit creators who want several editing tools alongside captioning.

Limits

The Free plan includes 3 projects, 1 seat, 1 concurrent task, 20 AI points, and videos up to 20 minutes. Creator costs $29 a month and allows videos up to 60 minutes; Studio costs $99 a month and allows videos up to 120 minutes.

Getting started

1. Open the Blink Captions website or get the app on iOS or Google Play.
2. Start with the Free plan, which includes 20 AI points.
3. Create a project and add a video of up to 20 minutes on the Free plan.
4. Choose Creator or Studio for higher video length limits, more seats, and more concurrent tasks.

Verdict

Choose Blink Captions if you want mobile video captioning with styling, translation, and editing tools in one app. The free plan is limited to three projects and 20-minute videos; longer videos and more concurrent tasks require a paid plan.