Bark’s Location Sharing Features
We make location sharing simple with three different ways to keep track of your child — a real-time map, customizable location alerts, and check-ins.
Real-Time Updates on a Map for Peace of Mind
Track your kid’s location no matter where they roam with our GPS-powered, real-time location tracking.
Location Alerts for Updates About Your Child’s Routine
Enter in frequently visited spots — like school, home, or a friend’s house — and get automatic alerts whenever your child arrives or leaves.
Check-Ins for Exact Locations at a Moment’s Notice
With check-ins, your kid can proactively send their location straight to your phone — perfect for teens.
How Location Alerts Work
Want us to walk you through exactly how to use location alerts to help protect your kid? Watch the super helpful video below, and learn how our location monitoring app works!
Real-Life Ways Bark Families Use Our Location Sharing Tools
Extracurriculars
Maria Q. uses Bark’s family location sharing app to let her know when her 14-year-old gets to basketball practice.
Trips
Jon C. opens up the Bark app to check on his 12-year-old’s location when he’s on travel baseball away games.
Getting to school
Jennifer H. gets alerts whenever her 16-year-old gets to school and leaves for home at the end of the day.
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What Parents Are Saying
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.
Dad of 4
A huge weight lifted
It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when stumbling across the Bark app.
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.
Dad of 3
Our Products & Prices
Bark Premium
Our comprehensive parental intelligence solution.
- Manage screen time
- Filter which websites your kids can visit
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Get alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
Bark Jr
Our entry-level product is perfect for younger kids.
- Manage screen time
- Filter which websites your kids can visit
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Get alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
How to Talk About Location Sharing
Need some talking points for a conversation about location sharing? Here are some suggestions to get you started.
- “I want to give you a chance to have some more freedom. This helps me do that safely!”
- “I know you love riding your bike to your friend’s house. This app helps me know when you’ve gotten there safely.”
- “You know how you get to ride your skateboard as long as you wear a helmet? Bark is kind of like that helmet — it helps me know you’re safe when you’re doing your own thing.”
The Best Phone for Kids — Powered by Bark’s Parental Controls
With the Bark Phone, you can get peace of mind that your child is staying safer online and in real life.
FAQs
Bark’s location features include real-time tracking on a map, location alerts and check-ins! Combined, they give you peace of mind that comes with knowing that your kid is actually where they're supposed to be at a given time.
You can use Bark's location tracking features to be alerted to your child's movements throughout their day! Need to know that they got home from school safely? Done. Want to be sure they actually went to their friend's house? You got it. Want to be alerted if they try to sneak out at night? Definitely. The possibilities are truly endless.
The radius is adjustable down to 200 meters (~656 feet). This is the perfect size so that you're alerted if they start to change locations, but not so small that you get an alert every time they walk from geometry class to the cafeteria.
First of all, Bark has never and WILL never sell your child’s location data (unlike Life360). Your child’s safety and privacy are critically important to us.
Secondly, we provide location tracking alongside the other parental control features needed to give your child comprehensive online (and IRL) safety. If you were to use Life360 for their location features, you would still need to use Bark’s parental controls. Now, you can do it all with Bark! You can see more information about how Bark and Life360 compare here.