Bark Home vs. Circle Home
Bark Home and Circle Home Plus may compete head-to-head when it comes to screen time management and web filtering, but Bark’s content monitoring makes it a clear winner for families who need more protection.
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Compare the Features
Block specific sites and apps or choose from 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites
Block specific sites and apps according to selected age range or category
Pause the internet on a single device, all devices, or by profile
Pause the internet on a single device, all devices, or by profile
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
Set rules for bedtime and focus time; Set up different time limits for apps, categories of sites, and a daily time limit.
Create specific rules for each day of the week based on your family's needs
Different schedules for weekdays versus weekends only
Filters specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites
Filters sites according to selected age range; Custom URLs can also be blocked
Bark Premium brings award-winning content monitoring to your child’s texts, emails, and 30+ apps and social media platforms and alerts you about potential issues such as sexual content, cyberbullying, depression, and online predators for an additional $99/year
Circle does not offer content monitoring, but you can view internet usage and history by app, website, or category
A single subscription allows you to add as many kids, accounts, and devices as your family needs
All features available under a single subscription
One-time purchase of $79 and includes free Bark Jr software for life
$89/year or $9.99/month
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
FAQs
Here are a couple of the key things Bark Home can do:
- Turn off the internet when needed on home devices (including smart TVs, gaming consoles, cell phones, tablets, and more)
- Set a schedule of custom daily rules — school time, free time, and bedtime — for each child
- Block specific apps and websites (like Snapchat and Instagram)
- Block categories of apps and websites (like social media, streaming, gaming, and sexual content)
- Monitor iOS devices
- Supports high speeds with a 1 Gbps Ethernet port
Note: If your subscription plan also includes content monitoring, you can monitor 30+ of the most popular apps and social media platforms for potential issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more.
Bark Home — when combined with our monitoring and mobile device screen time services — enables you to manage nearly everything your child does online from one app, providing comprehensive online protection for your family. Say goodbye to juggling apps and services to help keep your child safe.
And while all website blocking services will affect bandwidth to some degree, Circle slows down internet speeds by twice as much as Bark Home does.
Before you purchase a Bark Home, check that your router is compatible here. Don't see your specific router? No problem! The majority of routers are compatible or can be adjusted to be compatible with Bark Home. If you have questions, please reach out to our team.
Is Bark Home incompatible with your home router? You can still manage screen time and block websites on your child’s mobile devices with a Bark subscription. You can also look into routers that come with Bark built-in.
Bark Home lets you manage screen time and block websites and apps on devices that connect to your home Wi-Fi network. You’ll get an alert if your child attempts to view sexual content on these devices.
With a Bark Premium subscription, you can monitor content in texts, emails, and 30+ apps and social media platforms for potential issues like bullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more.
Order Your Bark Home Today
Start setting healthy boundaries with your children’s screen time and help keep them safe online and in real life with Bark Home’s powerful internet filter — starting at just $6/month.