Bark vs Canopy: Which Is Better?
Bark vs Canopy: which fits your family’s needs best? Discover how Bark’s screen time, web filtering, and monitoring features give families more comprehensive protection than Canopy.
Compare the Features
Block specific apps on iOS and Android
Available
Available
Available
Filter specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites on iOS and Android
Yes on Android, but only for specific sites you input manually. Custom filtering rules for apps are not currently available on Canopy for Mac.
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
Unavailable
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Only for one category (sexual content) and only for photos saved to your child’s device. Canopy does not scan text messages, emails, content within non-browser apps, or videos.
Alerts are sent for inappropriate images in texts, apps, and social media
Available
Alerts are sent for both images and words
Alerts only for images
Available
Unavailable
Unavailable
Removes images and replaces them with a white square only in web browsers
Just $99/year to protect your entire family and all their devices
$191.88/year for only 10 devices
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
Bark vs Canopy FAQs
Of course! This page should walk you through exactly how Bark is a more comprehensive tool for families than Canopy is. To summarize, Bark offers more rigorous website blocking features, allows you to create custom screen time rules, and much more!
Bark offers more comprehensive website blocking. Canopy lets you block some sites on Android devices, but Bark lets you block any app or website on iPhones, Androids, and more!
Canopy only monitors content for one category (sexual content) and only for photos saved to your child’s device. Canopy does not scan text messages, emails, content within non-browser apps, or videos.
Bark monitors texts, emails, social media apps, and more for issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, and online predators. Bark’s coverage is comprehensive.
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Bark was created by parents, for parents, to offer a better, easier, and more effective way to help families create healthy digital habits.