ImbibeScribe - Drink Tracker
· v1.10.1
About
Log your drinks in a real Garmin activity. ImbibeScribe tracks drink count, alcohol grams, elapsed time, and a clearly labeled BAC estimate, with charts and session summaries in Garmin Connect.
FEATURES
- Quick drink logging: use a configured generic amount or choose from common servings. Favorites, Repeat Last, and custom volume/ABV make repeated entries easier.
- Undo: correct your most recent drink within 30 seconds. Local totals and final activity totals are corrected, with a recorded correction event.
- Session views: cycle four pages for your summary, details, BAC graph, and estimated time to zero. Larger text uses seven pages; high contrast is also available.
- Recent history: review saved summaries, recent detailed drink lists, and totals for retained sessions within 7 or 30 days. Storage limits vary by device. Clear History removes local saved copies.
- Phone settings: edit servings, feedback, units, layout, reminders, and a default activity name through Connect IQ settings. Your name can be up to 15 characters; blank uses ImbibeScribe. New recordings use the selected name.
- Regional preferences: choose mL or US fluid ounces and kg or lb; clock formatting follows your watch's 12/24-hour setting.
- Optional reminders: water and break reminders with quiet hours run during active recordings. Both are off by default.
- Reliable recording: recording updates continue in menus, failed saves can be retried, and discarding requires confirmation. After an interruption, recover the local drink log and resume in a new activity file.
- Garmin Connect data: saved activities include drink-count charts and summary fields, alcohol totals, and drink/correction events. BAC fields are included when estimation is available. Previously recorded chart samples cannot be rewritten by Undo.
HOW TO USE
Press START/SELECT to start a session. During a session, press BACK/LAP to log your configured drink or open the Common List picker. Use UP/DOWN to change pages. Hold MENU/UP for settings, drink history, and recent sessions; START then More also opens the menu. Press START/SELECT during recording for Save, Discard, Back, and quick Undo when available.
Open ImbibeScribe's Settings in the Connect IQ phone app to choose your default activity name and other preferences. The watch's Settings, then Activity Name shows the current default and offers Reset to Default.
ABOUT ESTIMATES
BAC estimates use alcohol grams, elapsed time, weight, and assumed distribution/elimination values. Full Stomach applies a simplified one-hour absorption assumption to future drinks. Profile and elimination-rate changes apply to the next session. Missing or invalid required profile information disables BAC estimates while drink logging remains available.
DISCLAIMER
ImbibeScribe provides estimates for general awareness. It is not a medical device, breathalyzer, legal tool, or guarantee of sobriety. Actual BAC and impairment vary. Never use an estimate, graph reference, or estimated time to zero to decide whether it is safe or legal to drive, operate equipment, or make safety-critical decisions.
Check this listing's Compatible Devices tab for installation availability.
What's new
v1.10.1
- Choose a default activity name in Connect IQ phone settings (up to 15 characters). Leave it blank to use ImbibeScribe; preview or reset it on the watch.
- Edit preferences and custom servings from your phone.
- Undo the most recent drink within 30 seconds. Corrected totals and explicit correction events are saved in the activity.
- Added favorite drinks, Repeat Last, custom volume/ABV servings, and named drink history.
- Added recent session summaries, detailed recent logs, retained 7/30-day totals, and clear local history.
- Added mL/US fluid ounces, kg/lb, larger text, and high contrast; follows your watch's 12/24-hour clock setting.
- Optional water and break reminders include quiet hours and are off by default.
- Improved interrupted-log recovery, save retries, discard confirmation, and recording updates while menus are open.
- Fixed alcohol-elimination calculations and gradual-absorption forecasts; removed unsupported personalized estimation defaults. Estimates remain approximate and must never guide driving decisions.
- Reduced unnecessary sensor use and improved memory handling and layouts across device sizes.
v1.8
- Added Drink Add Mode: keep quick generic drink logging or choose from common drink types.
- Added common drink options with different alcohol amounts.
- START/STOP during a running session now shows Save, Discard, or Back.
- Added Motion Backlight setting to reduce wrist-motion screen wake behavior.
v1.7
- BAC graph now spans the entire session and expands as it progresses.
- Layout, fonts, accent rings, and page dots now scale to a wider range of devices including Instinct, fenix, Venu, Forerunner, and vivoactive.
v1.6
- Added a fourth screen showing time until complete BAC elimination and the clock time of estimated full sobriety.
v1.4
- Added time of day to main screen.
- Redesigned disclaimer with Garmin-style dismiss arrow.
- Fixed crash on disclaimer dismiss.
v1.3
- Added 7 FIT fields: real-time BAC and drink count (record-level charts), plus Peak BAC, Ending BAC, Drink Count, Avg Drink Interval, and Drinks/Hr (session summary).
- BAC and drink count now appear as time-series charts in Garmin Connect.
v1.2
- Added configurable drink size: Light Beer (10g), Standard (14g), Strong (18g), Double (28g).
- Added adjustable BAC elimination rate with presets and reset-to-calculated option.
- Added full stomach mode for gradual absorption over the first hour per drink.
- Added user profile section in menu showing weight, gender, age, body water ratio, and elimination rate.
v1.1
- Added safety disclaimer on app launch.
- Configurable start/stop chime and vibration toggles.
- Drink-log vibration toggle.
- Scrollable drink timestamp list in menu.
v1.0
- Initial release.
- Activity-based drinking session tracking.
- One-button drink logging with Lap/Back.
- Real-time BAC estimation using Widmark formula.
- Three screens: summary, details, BAC graph.
- Round display optimized UI.
- 80+ device support.