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$14 $12.60/mo or $99 $89.10/yr

Our most comprehensive parental control option

✅ Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms

✅ Get alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more

✅ Manage screen time

✅ Block websites and apps

✅ Keep up with your child using location alerts

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How Bark Works

A parental control notification from the content monitoring feature alerting the parent of a potential bullying issue.

Monitor content

Get alerts for issues like bullying, predators, sexual content, and more.

An image of the Bark parental controls screen time scheduling page.

Manage screen time

Create custom daily screen time schedules for your child’s device.

A list of apps that can be allowed or blocked with Bark parental controls app, chosen by the parent.

Filter websites

Block access to specific websites or even whole categories.

Set location alerts

Get notified when your kid arrives at or leaves a set location.

Results From Bark's 2021 Annual Report

In 2021, Bark analyzed more than 3.4 billion messages across texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social media platforms. Read the full data from our 2021 annual report. These findings exclude school-based accounts.

Drugs/Alcohol

75.35% of tweens and 93.31% of teens engaged in conversations surrounding drugs/alcohol.

Self-Harm/Suicide

43.09% of tweens and 74.61% of teens were involved in a self-harm/suicidal situation.

Sexual Content

68.97% of tweens and 90.73% of teens encountered nudity or content of a sexual nature.

Violence

80.82% of tweens and 94.50% of teens expressed or experienced violent subject matter/thoughts.

Depression

32.11% of tweens and 56.40% of teens engaged in conversations about depression.

Bullying

72.09% of tweens and 85.00% of teens experienced bullying as a bully, victim, or witness.

Predators

9.95% of tweens and 20.54% of teens encountered predatory behaviors online.

Disordered Eating

1.96% of tweens and 7.66% of teens engaged with or encountered content about disordered eating.

Anxiety

19.69% of tweens and 42.05% of teens used language about or were exposed to anxiety.

What Parents Are Saying

Raising kids in the digital age isn’t easy. Here’s how Bark helps families keep their kids safe online and in real life.

Insight and conversation starters

Best of all, the conversations we have regarding Bark alerts give me insight into my child’s world and his relationships.

Dave C.
Dad of 4

A huge weight lifted

It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when stumbling across the Bark app.

Jenna U.
Mom of 3

Greater peace of mind

With Bark alerts, I now have peace of mind that my kids devices are safe and I don’t have to look at everything.

Brett K.
Dad of 3