Bark vs KidsGuard
Bark vs KidsGuard: Which is a better fit for your family? Bark scans your child’s activities and alerts you to concerning content while providing powerful website blocking and screen time scheduling tools. KidsGuard allows you access to everything on your child’s phone, which can be an overwhelming experience.
Compare the Features
Block specific websites and apps as well as 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites
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Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time, plus create different schedules for any day of the week
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Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms on children’s phones, tablets, and Chromebook
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Alerts are sent for worrisome content across 19 different categories
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Only with iCloud package
Alerts will show conversational context for potential issues
Requires separate subscriptions for iOS, Android, and some apps
$99/year for content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking for as many kids and devices as your family needs
Separate plans are required for different devices. iCloud: $79/year; iPhone: $49/quarter; Android: $39/quarter; WhatsApp: $69/year
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
Ready to get started?
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 KidsGuard FAQs
KidsGuard does not offer website blocking, content monitoring and alerts to dangers, or screen time management. That makes Bark the more comprehensive parental control app.
KidsGuard does not offer this. Bark’s website blocking feature lets you manage any app or site on your child’s device.
Bark is $99/year for content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking for as many kids and devices as your family needs.
KidsGuard offers fewer features and requires separate plans for different devices. iCloud: $79/year; iPhone: $49/quarter; Android: $39/quarter; WhatsApp: $69/year.