Bark vs Aura App
See how the Bark Premium app stacks up against the Aura app.
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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 apps and websites according to selected age range or by category.
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time.
Set rules for bedtime and focus time, set up different time limits for apps and categories of sites, and set an overall daily time limit.
Create specific rules for each day of the week based on your familyâs schedule.
Different schedules for weekdays and weekends only.
Check your childâs location in real time on a map.
Receive location alerts when child arrives or leaves pre-set locations.
Get your childâs exact location with check-ins.
Aura doesn't offer location tracking features.
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms for issues in childrenâs phones, tablets, and Chromebooks.
Aura does not offer true content monitoring â they donât use advanced technology to look for keywords and context. However, you can âmonitorâ or view internet usage or history by app, website, or category.
Alerts are sent for worrisome content across 19 different categories.
Aura does not offer alerts for potential dangers.
With Bark, you can:
Monitor content
Get alerts for issues like bullying, predators, sexual content, and more.
Manage screen time
Create custom daily screen time schedules for your childâs device.
Block websites
Block access to specific websites or even whole categories.
Track location
Stay on top of your child’s location with our real-time map, location alerts, and check-ins.
Our Products & Prices
Bark App – Premium
Comprehensive monitoring & parental control solution.
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Monitor web searches and saved photos & videos
- Receive parental monitoring alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
- Get insights into your childâs digital activities
- Learn how to address issues with child-psychologist advice and tips
- Free access to Talkspace Go
- Manage screen time
- Block website and apps
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
Bark App – 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
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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.
Bark vs Circle FAQs
Both Bark and Circle let parents block websites and manage screen time, but only Bark provides content monitoring. Bark scans your childâs texts and 30+ apps and social media platforms for possible dangers. If your child encounters bullying, online predators, sexual content, and more, youâll get a timely alert. Basically, Bark vs Circle comes down to this crucial difference: Bark lets you proactively know when something may be wrong in your childâs digital world. This way, you can check in and make sure everythingâs okay.
At Bark, we understand that not every day looks the same, and different times of day call for different screen time rules. Thatâs why our app lets you set custom screen time schedules for each independent day: rules for school time, bedtime, and free time.
Barkâs location sharing feature takes the guesswork out of wondering when your kid arrives at school. Instead of having to log in and zoom around a map, youâll get a quick alert straight to your phone as soon as they step foot on campus. (You can check their location at any time, though, with our map).
With Circle, you have to manually log into the app every single time you want to check on your kidâs location. For this feature, when it comes to Bark vs Circle, weâre going to say that Bark is the clear winner because it provides you with peace of mind throughout the day as your kid goes from home to school to practice and back.
