Air Up Review: Does it Really Trick Your Brain?

Air Up is a water bottle that uses scented pods to "trick your brain" to make plain water taste liked flavored water. For those curious about why I didn't try six pods (Cherry plus the Favorite Five), I discovered an additional pod that had been misplaced in the packaging. Unfortunately, I only made this realization after the video was completed. I did cover that "lost" flavor in my written review, linked below.

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"Cyan" by West & Zander

0:00 Intro & Unboxing
1:28 Cherry
3:12 Orange Vanilla Swirl
4:52 Watermelon
6:02 Wild Berry
6:47 Peach
7:15 Tasting All Flavors Again
8:27 Final Thoughts & Cirkul Comparison

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[DJapan]

This reminds me of Hint water with "just a hint of flavor". I discovered with that how a little flavor can taste worse than no flavor at all.

[DavidH]

What a revolutionary product. Imagine paying $40 for a proprietary water bottle that’s supposed to be healthier than flavored water and being like “It tastes of mild chemicals”

[ScarletSyn.]

Imagine working in a quiet office and that sound coming from your cubicle neighbor all day. 😂

[jrussino]

"I feel like I do taste something, so I'm impressed about that... but I'm not impressed by the taste that I'm tasting", the way it was delivered, is perhaps the funniest product review I've ever heard 😂

[Iruparazzo]

perfectly replicates the experience of being thirsty in the air freshener aisle

[Oscar-qebp]

I had the same same problem with bad flavour, but the pineapple flavour actually tastes almost identical to pineapple juice, just a bit more diluted. It is great!

[marli]

I had a very similar experience. I was blown away that it did work and horribly underwhelmed that the taste was bad. I think these have the possibility of being really cool, but they'll need better flavors.

[TheProphetWind]

I remember your reviews the scented cup and the tasty tabs and basically formed my thoughts on products like this from those old reviews and already know it wont work as they advertise. I am very glad you do these reviews because i appreciate your honesty.

[Castle_Games]

I've actually been using the air up bottle for the past week in an attempt to reduce the amount of soda I drink and I'm enjoying it so far I started with peach currently on watermelon and while the flavor is subtle I find it more enjoyable than drinking plain water so I'm happy with it.

[pixelmafioso]

Mine just arrived today, got the Wild Berry pods to try and I gotta say, it’s not what I was expecting. The flavour is sooo subtle to the point where I had to try water without the pod just to check that I was actually doing it right.

Will keep using as it’s a good water bottle if nothing else, and perhaps I’ll get to a point where the flavour becomes more prominent (since I’ve now stopped drinking soft drinks completely).

[sayididit]

So I have a theory why you didn't enjoy two of them. After watching the video a few times, I noticed that the three flavors that you did enjoy to some degree, you smelt them before tasting them. The cherry and watermelon, you put them directly into the bottle without smelling them beforehand. Your brain is trying to pick up a a smell but is not 100% clear of what that smell is. By smelling them beforehand, you were giving your brain instructions on to what smell to look for. The cherry and watermelon you didn't smell so all your brain could pick up is the artificial scent. I don't know if I'm right...

[SamMaddie]

Gotta say, I was skeptical trying it myself at first, and was initially disappointed ("tastes too chemically") but I'm happy to say the chemical taste went away very quickly, and while I don't love all the flavors, the Mixed Berry, Orangeade, and Watermelon definitely work and taste great! Honestly the orange-vanilla is one of my least favorite flavors, but to each their own.

[RealDanja]

I've been using the airup for quite a long time now and I can suggest changing the placement of the pod to change the intensity of the bubbles and the taste! You can even push it completely down to get no bubbles and just get the smell through the nose!

[DoogleLawless]

This was great. I saw the Air up advertised a year ago, but hesitated after a few middling reviews. I'm ok with subtle flavours, and hearing an honest opinion that it does deliver flavour is definitely something I wanted to hear.

[wesleyflatt]

I've seen this in a YouTube video a time or two, and I'm really glad I saw an honest review of the product. Keep up the good work so I don't but stuff I think I might like!

[Xerber]

My sister bought these for my nephews (aged 6 and 10) to get them to drink more water and less soft drinks. They love most of the flavours.
Personally, based on the few flavours I’ve tried, I completely agree with you. The water gets a very artificial and chemical ‘taste’ imo.

[chriscasias]

Awesome review of this interesting bottle/drink. I liked you showing you comparing plain water to the drink. Good job!

[SerendipitousProducts]

Love my cirkuls. I got 4 when they were originally on kickstarter. It’s awesome seeing them in stores now. Those original pods weren’t very good and didn’t last long but they have improved. Maybe that’s where Air up is now.

[Ucey]

The drinking noises are hilarious, idk y though 😂🤣

[staceyhunt]

My concern with the bubbles is that straws are already prone to causing trapped air issues in the intestinal tracks (Which can be painful). Which is totally different to the feeling when you have fizzy drinks. So the fact that they are creating a product that requires you to swallow large amounts of air concerns me quite a bit.