Bark - Parental Controls
App stats
- receive data from Internet
- view network connections
- full network access
- run at startup
- control vibration
- prevent device from sleeping
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App summary
Bark provides families with the tools they need to raise kids in the digital age. Our comprehensive service lets you monitor content, manage screen time, and filter websites so you can get peace of mind while your child is online.
CONTENT MONITORING
Bark monitors your child’s text messages, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social media platforms for issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, adult content, sexual predators, profanity, threats of violence, and more. Parents receive alerts only when something potentially problematic occurs online. You won’t have full access to everything on your child’s phone — just the things you might need to know about.
SCREEN TIME MANAGEMENT
Families can set healthy time limits and create schedules for when their children’s devices can connect to the internet (through both cell service and Wi-Fi).
WEB FILTERING
Our web filter lets you select which websites your child can access on their devices. You can allow or block specific sites — or even whole categories like streaming services, online gaming, sexual content, and more.
BARK HOME
When you purchase Bark Home, a small device sold separately that connects to your Wi-Fi router, you can use our app to manage screen time and filter websites and apps on all of the Wi-Fi-connected devices in your home, from smart TVs and video game consoles to laptops and tablets. Bark Home requires an active Bark subscription.
PRICING
Bark, our comprehensive online safety solution, includes content monitoring, screen time management, and web filtering. Bark is $14/month — or $99 annually.
Bark Jr provides screen time management and web filtering for $5/month or $49 annually.
SETTING UP BARK
After you download the Bark app for parents and guardians, you’ll need to download the Bark for Kids app to your child’s device to enable monitoring, screen time management, and more. Visit www.bark.us/android to install it.
User reviews
- Provides text monitoring without needing to read every text
- Alerts to concerning content on children's devices
- Good idea for parental control
- Responsive customer service when issues are reported
- Accurate check-in feature
- Difficult and frustrating setup process
- App frequently loses connection with devices
- Not user-friendly and overly sensitive notifications
- Customer support is largely ineffective or automated
- VPN feature often causes devices to malfunction
- Complex and confusing setup
- Frequent disconnections and monitoring issues
- Unreliable app performance
- Sensitivity of alerts leading to notification overload
- Customer service challenges
User reviews
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