BACtrack C8 Breathalyzer | BAC Alcohol Tester | Optional App

I was looking at purchasing a BAC device for a few years. I was hesitant to spend the money, fear it wouldn't be reliable, and if I thought I had too many then there really wouldn't be a need for proof. Well, we had a friend who recently received a DUI when they didn't believe they were over our state's .08 limit. They ended up having to get a device installed in their car that keeps the car from starting unless they were below .02. They supplied them with a portable breathalyzer to make sure they were low enough before attempting to blow into their car device. I started using their breathalyzer to keep an eye on my level, out of curiosity. The strange thing is I kept creeping over the legal limit when it didn't feel like I had much to drink at all! So I decided on making the decision that I needed one of my own. I compared the C8 to the one provided to our friend. The readings were the same measurement to the 100th and over many tests throughout the week. The same, every time! Now, I make sure I don't get that last alcohol drink, drink water and let time pass before I drive. Now I have proof I am over, even though I don't feel like it. It's so true... you can't tell when you reach the legal limit! I am so glad I purchased this before something bad happened to me or anyone else! Also, important note... To get the reliability of any BAC device, you need to wait at a minimum of 15-20 minutes BEFORE you test or the alcohol on your breath will throw it up and out of range. Thanks, BACtrack! I highly recommend this product for reliability, portability, and ease of use! I keep this with me at all times and if I forget it at home, I don't drink. I learned that I can't trust a feeling over being over the legal limit and need absolute truth!

This thing is great. I got a breathalyzer in my car, so I wake up and use this mobile breathalyzer, to help me know if I can drive that morning. Only got one month left with the breathalyzer in my car, then it's out, all thanks to this little guy. Yes I drink daily. Yes I'm a alcoholic. Yes this thing is worth the money. It has a count down on when your sober as well, and there's been a few times I'll stay up just to pound water and this thing hasn't let me down yet. Most mornings I can drive even after a few beers the night before, because this little guy tells me when I'll be sober. Def recommend. Long lasting battery in it to, haven't had to change it out yet :)

I've had it for awhile and it is used often without fail.

Bactrack asked me to write a review, but they might not like my review. Tl;DR The device is not working, always returning 0. I have tried it 4 times, the time where I drunk the most was with 1 glass of wine and 2 cocktails, with a light meal, and still saying that I am sober (I was definitely tipsy). PS: I reached out to the support and made sure I was using the device properly, waited the appropriate time before using the device. Longer version: The support told me that you are supposed to wait up to 45 minutes as it can takes that long for alcohol to reach your bloodstream. And you should wait at least 15 minutes after your last sip. Obviously height, weight, gender, metabolism, food consumed, how quickly you drink will affect the results, but on my side, it has always returned that I was completely sober. The device is small and light, so easy to carry. It's quite quick to turn on, easy to us. I love UX of the device overall. The only minor comment is that it is hard to open the battery section. I am using an iPhone app, it's not a high-quality UX but does the job. My main comments are that it's sometimes slow, especially when you want to go through the different screens of a recording. I have to wait a few seconds of it to load/unfreeze. It also offers the ability to record what you consumed, but it's very not user friendly, and it requires a lot of effort to log a drink when in my opinion it should be super fast and easy. All this slowness/bad UX is fine as I am at home and have plenty of time to dedicate to that, but in a non-shelter in place situation when someone would like to use these features, I think it would be a bit more frustrating. But again to be fair, the MAIN feature of the device which is to inform you about the alcohol in your blood is fast and easy. It also does not offer a much data visualization, for instance I would love to be able to watch my drinking trends. I am using this device mostly to understand my alcohol consumption and see if it's reasonable. It might not be the goal of the main customer target, but I would really appreciate that feature. The customer support said that they would initiate shipping to inspect the unit, I am not super excited about having to do this but no choice... I will update my comment once I receive a new unit.

I actually bought this to have a second unit since I liked my C6 so much. The only real difference is that this one has a bigger screen, and shows you your estimated time to sober on the unit itself without having to pull up the companion cell phone app (which I also LOVE, and which works with both units). For the price and size difference, I'm not sure that I really care. And the C8 is a little less quick to use for it - you have to manually turn it off after the test, or it'll be ~40 seconds of telling you stuff on the screen before it shuts off on its own. Not a huge deal, but again, for how much cheaper the C6 is, I kind of prefer that option. But all in all, if you do want that estimate, the C8 is a great option. I rated the accuracy only 4 stars because my unit seems to read a fair bit high compared to the C6 on the exact same breath, and given the circumstances I tend to trust the C6 more. I'm not sure if that's the unit itself, or my C6 being in need of calibration. On the plus side, measuring high is the better kind of inaccuracy to have in this case, so that's good.

This works well, but I get different reads after the first attempt and makes it hard to tell which is accurate. Still better than nothing before considering drinking more or driving

So great to have. It’s so nice to be able to accurately sober up before driving home safely. And it’s nice because you can also make other people blow in it if they are trying to drive. I feel like this is a necessity if you drink.

Device is kinda a life savor as I’m currently running a iid in my car. Had a few beers and later checked my bac with this before blowing into the car. Said I was blowing zeros, next thing I know, good to start the car. Definitely worth every penny. Fits for the pockets. Tested out on a couple of different people and showed different effectiveness due to their constituency with drinking. Easy to breathe into. Highly recommend!

Love it ! Works great and accurate . Nice and compact

Solo espera 20 minutos después de un alimento, bebida o cigarro para que el aparato de una medición precisa, no lo he usado con el celular ya que no es necesario a no ser que quieras tener un seguimiento de tu actividad alcohólica :3

Compact and useful for my teenager who has just come of drinking age. A great tool to keep him safe and help him make the right decision when driving (ie not to when he's over).

L'appareil est suffisamment petit pour être laissé dans un sac, ou même une poche, et donc l'avoir sur soi tout le temps, surtout quand on part pour une soirée... Passer du mode standalone au mode App est vraiment aisé. En mode App les mesures peuvent être consignées dans l'application "Santé" sur iOS... Enfin on peut changer le type de mesure dans l'App et c'est conservé en mode standalone. Conformité vérifiée avec un ami gendarme, même un peu plus réservé. Les durées de rémission me paraissent un peu exagérées, mais pourquoi pas.

A priori está siendo bastante preciso. Las medidas corresponden con lo esperado en función del alcohol ingerido en cada caso. el aparato es muy pequeño y podría perderse, pero es cómodo de llevar encima. se usa con o sin conectar al móvil, pero hay que cambiar cada vez el modo antes de empezar. es mas sencillo usar directamente que con App y la pantalla da el valor de alcohol en aire espirado, horas hasta 0% y algún mensaje adicional.