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BIGVU Teleprompter Captions AI

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BIGVU INC · Photo & Video · Free · v2.86.0

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Review-rating drop
1.32

2023-Q1 3.19 → last 90 days 1.87, text reviews

Peak quarter
3.19

2023-Q1, text reviews

Last 90 days
1.87

text reviews

Store rating
4.73

all 35976 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
2.86

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$150k

#69 top-grossing, Photo & Video

store 4.73 · reviews 3.19 → 1.87 · gap 2.86 store 4.73 reviews 1.87

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2022-Q2: 2.94★ from 18 reviews 2.94 2022-Q2 2022-Q3: 3.04★ from 26 reviews 2022-Q4: 2.68★ from 25 reviews 2023-Q1: 3.19★ from 21 reviews 3.19 2023-Q1 2023-Q2: 3.00★ from 22 reviews 2023-Q3: 3.12★ from 25 reviews 2023-Q4: 2.65★ from 17 reviews 2024-Q1: 2.00★ from 19 reviews 2024-Q2: 3.11★ from 18 reviews 2024-Q3: 2.38★ from 24 reviews 2024-Q4: 2.05★ from 19 reviews 2025-Q1: 2.77★ from 26 reviews 2025-Q2: 2.22★ from 49 reviews 2025-Q3: 3.07★ from 43 reviews 2025-Q4: 2.75★ from 24 reviews 2026-Q1: 2.82★ from 38 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.38★ from 47 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.11★ from 36 reviews 2026-Q4: 2.00★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2.00 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2022-Q22.94 18
2022-Q33.04 26
2022-Q42.68 25
2023-Q13.19 21
2023-Q23.00 22
2023-Q33.12 25
2023-Q42.65 17
2024-Q12.00 19
2024-Q23.11 18
2024-Q32.38 24
2024-Q42.05 19
2025-Q12.77 26
2025-Q22.22 49
2025-Q33.07 43
2025-Q42.75 24
2026-Q12.82 38
2026-Q22.38 47
2026-Q32.11 36
2026-Q42.00 3

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Horribly buggy

★★ · v2.85.1 · Oct 8, 2026

App has promise but I have yet to have a project go smoothly. Lips out of sync, unable to correct text and now the camera is inoperative

Paid subscription but not getting the services for it

★ · v2.85.1 · Oct 7, 2026

Paid monthly subscription for Pro but don’t get its due services while using BigVu. It treats me as Free subscriber and wants me to pay yet again. Complaints made on emails and through voice assistant get me only false promises. Sometimes seriously wrong with their processed and customer orientation.

Used to work great…no not so much

★ · v2.84.0 · Sep 17, 2026

I loved this app when it would connect to my DJI mic. Now when I connect the mic it crashes the app!

Text to iPhone problem

★ · v2.84.0 · Sep 15, 2026

Customer service is poor

Cannot begin using this app.

★ · v2.83.1 · Sep 13, 2026

Impossible to get started. AI is clunky. Going mad here.

Randomly changed configurations on me and wiped out all of my videos and scripts.

★ · v2.83.1 · Sep 9, 2026

So I was in the middle of editing a video, and suddenly a random window opens up, allowing me to post my videos with the click of one button. I bypass that option, and suddenly the app layout looks completely different and every single one of my recordings are deleted. Every single one of them. My scripts are also gone. Every SINGLE one of them. If this isn’t a nasty glitch than this app is borderline worthless. If it’s a glitch, then this app is completely unreliable. Oh, and your viewers will absolutely know that you’re looking at a script. The only way to make it look like you’re looking at your camera lens is if you’re looking at the very top of your screen just below the lenses. This app definitely does not live up to the hype from their ads. Update: the makers tried to communicate with me, but it seemed like they weren’t actually reading my messages and it turned into a back-and-forth. I ended up deleting the app.

Very limited

★ · v2.83.1 · Sep 9, 2026

Credits are exhausted fast

Script doesn’t follow very well

★★ · v2.81.1 · Sep 6, 2026

Script just stop scrolling in the middle of the recording. Does not work for horizontal videos. Not good for YouTube.

Landscape

★ · v2.81.1 · Sep 2, 2026

The app does not seem to support landscape video. All the buttons and options shift with the turning of the device itself as they should but the final product is an unusable, compressed and visually squeezed video. It’s not what is to be expected and what is needed coming out of a landscape recording. Would be a great app that truly competes with the major players if the output of a landscape recording preformed as one would expect. In

You need to do better

★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 31, 2026

Your app is painful

they had a great thing going until they start changing everything

★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 27, 2026

all I can do is repeat myself they've messed up their program made it too damn difficult for people to get into it. They're trying to recharge me again for a new fee.

Disappointed and letdown

★★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 24, 2026

I’ve been using big view for the last seven months to make my content more cohesive using ChatGPT to write a script, refining it and then uploading it into the Teleprompter and recording my video in small 30 second takes did not incur an issue until recently when they decided to add no big surprise an AI assistant instead of actually using a human being to answer chats when there’s a concern involving their software this then prompted me to wait a week for a phone call from there tech people while they proceeded to email me and try to hash it out over three days. I didn’t make the phone call because after I complained enough in email problems started to resolve themselves however, once again this app is closing out mid script. I think they’ve added too many features to a basic Teleprompter app not everything has to have AI guys your sprinting to join a race that isn’t even being run, I continue to use the app, but the fact that I have to uninstall it to reinstall it just so I can get it to work is goddamn ridiculous.

Extremely disappointing customer service

★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 20, 2026

I’m extremely disappointed with BIGVU. I had an issue involving my purchase/subscription through the Apple App Store and reached out to BIGVU by email for help. Despite taking the time to explain the situation and contact them directly, I have received no response. It’s incredibly frustrating to pay for a service and then be completely ignored when there’s a problem. I understand that Apple handles certain App Store transactions, but that doesn’t excuse a company from responding to a customer who is genuinely trying to get an issue resolved. The lack of communication alone has completely changed my opinion of BIGVU. Customer service matters, especially when someone is paying for your product. I expected at least a response or some kind of guidance, and instead I’ve been left with nothing. I would strongly recommend thinking twice before paying for this service if you expect responsive customer support when something goes wrong.

Frustrating

★★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 19, 2026

The recordings consistently don’t save because the app doesn’t register that my recording was longer than two seconds. It is a CONSISTENT issue and very annoying.

Scam

★ · v2.81.1 · Aug 14, 2026

Advertising an all-in-one, yet still micro subscriptions within the app.

Very difficult to set up

★ · v2.79.1 · Aug 11, 2026

What was to basically be plug-in play is absolutely not

Extremely Complicated

★ · v2.79.1 · Aug 9, 2026

I downloaded this app after seeing an advertisement for it. I was interested in the AI generated video using my own photo. However, I subscribed and then it wanted me to purchase some kind of credits. It was very confusing so I just gave up. It seems like they suck you in and then try to get more money from you. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

Customer Service

★ · v2.79.0 · Aug 6, 2026

My videos from the past 3–4 years are gone. All I did was reinstall the app because it kept freezing. I followed every step the AI assistant suggested, and then it referred me to the actual support team. Their only response was to tell me to check my Deleted folder. Really? As if I hadn’t already done that. Besides, why would videos I never deleted end up there in the first place? I still haven’t received any meaningful response from the support team. I was previously a paying subscriber and was seriously considering renewing my subscription, but after this experience, that won’t be happening

Won’t allow to cancel sub

★ · v2.77.2 · Aug 1, 2026

Tried several times to cancel the free trial with no success now I’ve been charged $99.99 for the year and they won’t allow refunds stay far away

Expensive

★ · v2.77.2 · Jul 31, 2026

$17 a month for a teleprompter

Teleprompter freezes

★ · v2.77.2 · Jul 29, 2026

Horrible experience. Wasted 3 hours troubleshooting trying to record a 12 min video

Used to be good

★ · v2.76.1 · Jul 19, 2026

I have used this app for a long time… it used to be great but it has been glitchy and AI customer service is terrible and it never fixed before I let it run out a week ago. I used to recommend it to EVERYONE but because of the glitchiness that never got fixed, the terrible customer service and the price it’s a NO for me. I am now looking for a new teleprompter app as I have a lot of work and auditions to get through. Ugh!

Zero customer service

★ · v2.76.1 · Jul 19, 2026

THE worst company to deal with AND their product is inferior. Forget using your laptop or desk top because the video doesn’t sync with the audio. It’s 2026 and you would think that technology just started last year (at least for this company). By the way the customer service BOT if human would be considered a poor soul with a low IQ.

Glitching and closing

★ · v2.76.1 · Jul 12, 2026

I used to love this app but now I’m getting irritated because every time I try to use it it keeps freezing and then closing. I can’t even get through 10 seconds let alone in one minute video.

Servers experiencing problems

★ · v2.75.4 · Jul 9, 2026

It’s been three days anf their app doesn’t work and I have deleted this app reinstalled it and all I get is the same error message!! Our servers are experiencing problems, please try again later and a retry or confirm button.

The opportunity

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