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Free vs. Premium vs. Pro: what's included

Blinq is free to start, and built to grow with you. Here's exactly what's included on Free, Premium and Pro, and how to decide if it's worth upgrading.

What's included in Free

Free is $0, forever (no trial, no credit card required). It includes:

  • Up to 2 digital business cards

  • Unlimited sharing via QR code, widget, email, and SMS

  • Unlimited contact creation

  • Ability to add your card to Apple or Google Wallet

  • A personal email signature

  • Virtual backgrounds

  • AI Notetaker: unlimited recording and AI summaries, with access to notes from the last 30 days

  • Contact enrichment: profile photos for your first 3 enriched contacts, then blurred


What's included in Premium

Premium is $9.99/month, or $87.99/year ($7.33/month), with a 7-day free trial. It includes everything in Free, plus:

  • Up to 5 digital business cards

  • Universal contact scanner: capture contacts from business cards, event badges, QR codes, and LinkedIn QR codes

  • Branded QR code

  • Custom card colors and design, and the option to remove Blinq branding

  • Export your contacts as a CSV


What's included in Pro

Pro is $22.49/month, or $199.00/year ($16.58/month), with a 7-day free trial on both monthly and annual plans. It includes everything in Premium, plus:

  • Unlimited AI contact enrichment: profile photos, email addresses, and phone numbers

  • Full AI Notetaker history: access to notes older than 30 days

  • Notetaker audio playback: play back your saved audio in the Blinq mobile app. Your audio is kept for as long as you subscribe

  • Blinq MCP: send your contacts and notes to AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. Learn more about Blinq MCP

  • Calendar bookings from your card (coming soon)


Feature comparison

Feature

Free

Premium

Pro

Digital business cards

Up to 2

Up to 5

Up to 5

Unlimited sharing (QR, widget, email, SMS)

✅

✅

✅

Unlimited contacts

✅

✅

✅

Apple / Google Wallet

✅

✅

✅

Personal email signature

✅

✅

✅

Virtual backgrounds

✅

✅

✅

Card color customization

Not included

✅

✅

Remove Blinq branding

Not included

✅

✅

Branded QR code

Not included

✅

✅

Universal contact scanner

Not included

✅

✅

AI Notetaker: recording and AI summaries

✅ Unlimited

✅ Unlimited

✅ Unlimited

AI Notetaker: access to notes older than 30 days

Not included

Not included

✅

AI Notetaker: audio playback

Not included (audio kept 90 days)

Not included

✅ (audio kept as long as you subscribe)

Contact enrichment: profile photo

First 3, then blurred

First 3, then blurred

✅ Unlimited

Contact enrichment: email and phone number

Not included

Not included

✅ Unlimited

Export contacts as CSV

Not included

✅

✅

Send contacts and notes to AI tools (Blinq MCP)

Not included

Not included

✅

Calendar bookings from your card

Not included

Not included

Coming soon

"Unlimited" Notetaker recording means you can record as many notes, for as long as you like. Fair use limits apply to prevent misuse and are set very high. Looking for Business or Enterprise plan information? Visit our website, or book a demo to chat with the team!


How billing works

  • Premium and Pro can each be billed monthly or annually. Premium annual works out to $7.33/month, and Pro annual to $16.58/month.

  • New Premium subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial. Pro also includes a 7-day free trial, on both monthly and annual plans.

  • You can purchase Premium or Pro through the Blinq app (iOS/Android) or on the web. However you subscribe, your plan carries across devices.

  • Prices shown are in US dollars. Prices in your country or app store may differ.


FAQs

I'm on Premium. Why are some features locked?

Unlimited contact enrichment (email and phone), access to Notetaker notes older than 30 days, Notetaker audio playback, and Blinq MCP are Pro features, for all customers including existing Premium subscribers. Premium still includes up to 5 cards, custom card colors and design, a branded QR code, the contact scanner, and CSV export.
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How do I upgrade to Pro?

In the Blinq app, open the side menu and tap the Pro upgrade banner, or tap Try Pro when you reach a locked feature. Your 7-day free trial starts when you upgrade.
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Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. See Cancel my subscription. If you cancel during your trial, you won't be charged.
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Do I lose my extra cards if I downgrade from Premium or Pro to Free?

No, you won't lose any cards you've already created.

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