Bark vs Kidslox
Learn how the Bark Premium app stacks up against Kidslox, a spyware app.

Compare the Features

Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time.
Block apps and websites on a schedule or time.
Block specific sites and apps or choose from 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites — all on any browser.
Block inappropriate apps, games and websites permanently.
Disable the internet whenever needed — no matter where your kids are.
Lock your child’s device completely from your phone.
Scans online activities like texts, emails, and social media platforms for concerning content in over 45 categories.
Kidslox doesn’t scan your child’s activities with advanced technology, it just gives you access to reports on activities like websites visited and videos watched.
Get email/text notifications for issues like cyberbullying and sexual content.
No alerts.
Keep restrictions in place no matter how YouTube is accessed while connected to Bark.
Not available.
Check your child’s location in real time on a map.
Receive location alerts when child arrives or leaves pre-set locations.
Get your child’s exact location with check-ins.
Real-time location tracking and history are available.
Try Bark risk free for a full week to see if it’s right for your family.
3-day free trial.
Add as many kids, devices, and accounts as your family needs.
Add up to 10 devices.
Bark only alerts you to potential issues so you can save time and help protect your child while also building trust.
On Androids, Kidslox will take a screenshot of your child’s phone and send it to you anytime.
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 child’s 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.

Pricing & Details
- 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 child’s digital activities
- Learn how to address issues with child-psychologist advice and tips
- Manage screen time
- Block website and apps
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
FAQs
Content Monitoring
Bark uses advanced machine learning and statistical analysis techniques to recognize potential problems. Simple keyword searches are not enough to detect the majority of issues, which is why our parental control app uses contextual analysis and natural language processing to determine when something serious might be happening.
For example, Bark knows the difference between a kid saying “This homework makes me wanna kill myself,” versus “Nobody cares about me!! I wanna kill myself.” Our algorithm also keeps up with the latest in teen slang.
Screen Time Management and Website Blocking
Families can manage not only when their kids can access the internet on their devices, but also which sites and apps they can visit.
You can create custom profiles for each child in your house, create screen time schedules, and manage access to a wide variety of websites — including video streaming, gaming, adult content, and more.
To get started, simply visit our sign-up page or download our app for parents (iOS, Android). From there, you’ll be able to select the product (Bark Premium or Bark Jr) that’s right for your family and get step-by-step instructions.
If you’re interested in the Bark Phone, learn more about it and choose the plan that’s right for your family and place your order.
As for the Bark Home, you can order one here.
Phone spyware consists of programs that are installed on devices that records information with or without the user’s knowledge. This can look like complete access to messages and call logs, photos, and more. Some spyware programs will take screenshots periodically of the phone and send them to the spyware owner. Other programs can allow you to tune into the phone and hear what’s going on in the background.
Bark strikes the perfect balance between monitoring your child’s phone and giving them privacy to learn about growing up with a digital device. You don’t get unfettered access to everything on their phone, but you will get alerts about potential dangers like online predators, sexting, depression, and more. This way, you can see the concerning message, but you won’t have to wade through hundreds of Fortnite memes or texts about baseball practice.
If your parents ever looked through your pen-and-paper journal growing up or secretly listened to one of your phone calls, you know how spying can breed resentment. And while parents are responsible for their child’s safety — and phones can be extremely dangerous — there’s a happy medium between outright spying and making sure everything’s okay. Spyware programs simply encourage kids to find alternate ways to talk to their friends, which can cause problems in another way.
Bark helps you build trust by allowing your child to learn how to safely use their phone while also giving them a digital safety net that centers you as the go-to person for help.

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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.