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Should I use BACtrack View?

BACtrack View™ is the leading remote alcohol monitoring service. Our sobriety tracker app includes a free police-grade smartphone breathalyzer. Try risk-free for 14 days! - monitoring.bactrack.com

Depends. Buy it if a court, probation officer, custody agreement, or treatment program requires verifiable remote alcohol testing — it is court-approved with video verification. Skip it if you just want personal BAC checks; a one-time-purchase breathalyzer does that for a fraction of the cost.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~14 public sources: official pricing/security pages, App Store ratings, and Reddit recovery/DUI community threads.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityHelp center exists; quality unproven
  • Security posture

Pricing

$79.99–$129.99/mo

3 subscription plans (Basic to Premium)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Court-ordered DUI/probation monitoring
  • Family law custody sobriety proof
  • Treatment programs needing scheduled tests
  • Families supporting a loved one's recovery

Not for

  • Casual drinkers wanting occasional personal BAC checks
  • Cases requiring continuous SCRAM-style transdermal monitoring
  • Guess: anyone without a smartphone or reliable internet
  • Drug-screening programs — this monitors alcohol only

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Court approval varies by jurisdiction — confirm with your officer or judge first

medium

$79.99–$129.99/month compounds over multi-month monitoring periods

medium

Guess: the 'free' breathalyzer only works while your subscription is active

medium

Your test results and video go to your monitoring circle by design

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Court-approved service with published admissibility analysis
  • Video verification supports legal defensibility of results
  • Month-to-month plans with no long-term contract
  • Police-grade breathalyzer included free with subscription
  • Solid 4.4/5 App Store rating

Cons

  • $79.99–$129.99 monthly gets expensive over long monitoring periods
  • Test results go to whoever monitors you — limited privacy
  • Users question whether tests can be gamed
  • Non-alcoholic beer results confuse some users

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x8review x4security x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $79.99–$129.99/mo

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cheaper than ankle monitors, costlier than personal breathalyzers
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.4 App Store rating; users say easy
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Video verification, admissibility docs, enterprise tier
  • Support quality. Help center exists; quality unproven
  • Security posture: 4/5. Security page, privacy policy, independent validation report
  • 4.4/5 App Store rating Apple App Store reviews
  • $79.99/mo Starting price up to $129.99/mo
  • 14 days Free trial risk-free, includes free device
  • 3 Plans month-to-month, no contract

Pricing

3 subscription plans (Basic to Premium)

$79.99–$129.99/mo

  • Remote breath tests with video verification
  • Court-admissible reporting
  • 14-day free trial with free device

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

The app holds a 4.4/5 App Store rating, and Reddit recovery and DUI communities describe it as easy and effective, with some tamper-resistance concerns.

“Bactrack view is nice.”
Reddit, r/alcoholism
“I used BACtrack View.”
Reddit, r/stopdrinking
“My BACtrack view is easy”
breathalyzer.com review
Full analysis

Based on ~14 public sources: official pricing/security pages, App Store ratings, and Reddit recovery/DUI community threads.

Court-grade remote alcohol monitoring at $79.99–$129.99/mo — worth it only when someone official demands proof.

Methodology

Based on ~14 public sources: official pricing/security pages, App Store ratings, and Reddit recovery/DUI community threads.

Sources

  1. BACtrack View homepagemonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  2. BACtrack View Pricingmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  3. Court Ordered Alcohol Monitoringmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  4. Court Approvedmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  5. The Admissibility of BACtrack Viewmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  6. Video Verification Alcohol Monitoring: Legal Defensibilitymonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  7. Court-Ordered Alcohol Monitoring: 3 Options Comparedmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official
  8. BACtrack View Securitymonitoring.bactrack.com
    security
  9. Remote Alcohol Monitoring Data Privacymonitoring.bactrack.com
    security
  10. BACtrack View - App Storeapps.apple.com
    review
  11. Question about breathalyzers - r/alcoholismreddit.com
    review
  12. Can my ex game Bactrack View? - r/AlAnonreddit.com
    review
  13. SCRAM experience - r/duireddit.com
    review
  14. Soberlink vs. BACtrack View Comparisonmonitoring.bactrack.com
    official

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