Won't that be pulled from the App Store, just like last time when there was a speed camera app? I certainly wouldn't want to rely on tech for such basic knowledge if I had too much to be driving. I drink and take a cab. Or walk, or cycle. But never going to 'see at what level I am'. What if it's faulty?

I assume there will be a disclaimer that you have to "agree" to accept, in order to use the software, which will state there are no warranties, including "fitness for a particular purpose", which essentially means that the results aren't to be relied on... which means it's "for entertainment purposes only" and otherwise useless ... like most software (I've yet to see any warranty on software since prior to 1985).

As an add-on feature, you can add a switch to your car's starter which will disable if you fail.  However, Siri will then chime in and offer to sing drinkin' songs with you.

Funny, for my final project in my iOS Dev class at OIT, I did a sober test app. Glad to see someone took it to the next level.

Stupid. I have a $50 Breathalyzer just for kicks. It's compact and seems to be fairly accurate. No reason to plug a dongle into my phone.

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Originally Posted by SDW2001 

Stupid. I have a $50 Breathalyzer just for kicks. It's compact and seems to be fairly accurate. No reason to plug a dongle into my phone.

Maybe this product keeps track of your testing and provides other functionality your $50 breathalyzer doesn't.  Fairly accurate?   How do you know?  did you compare it do having your blood tested at the exact same time using a medical grade blood alcohol testing equipment/process?  That's the only way to actually know the accuracy level.

Breathalyzers that are $50 probably are not as accurate as the Police grade models, those are several HUNDRED dollars and there's usually a reason for it.

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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie 

Won't that be pulled from the App Store, just like last time when there was a speed camera app? I certainly wouldn't want to rely on tech for such basic knowledge if I had too much to be driving. I drink and take a cab. Or walk, or cycle. But never going to 'see at what level I am'. What if it's faulty?

I would guess that Apple pulled the speed camera app because its explicit aim was to allow you to speed without getting ticketed.  A breathalyzer app is sort of the opposite (since knowing your blood alcohol levels isn't somehow a free pass to drink and drive) , and as dysamoria suggests will probably have a user agreement that waives any liability ("for entertainment purposes only" or the like).

In general I think something like this might be handy for the small overlap in the Ven diagram of "people who drink while intending to drive" and "people who are responsible enough to check their alcohol levels before doing so", but in general I don't think someone who hits a bar and then gets behind the wheel is terribly concerned with doing the right thing, by definition.