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You do need to set up the Arduino IDE to build for the ESP8266. That can vary by board, but here’s the instructions for the board I was using (from Adafruit; see below).

Blynk uses drag-and-drop widgets to help you control various parts of your electronics projects. This could mean LED values, servo speeds, or just checking in on a variety of data.