Bark vs mSee
Bark vs mSee: Which is a better option for your family? Bark scans your child’s activities and alerts you to concerning content while providing powerful web filtering and screen time scheduling tools. mSee is a spyware app that has limited blocking and keyword alerts for Android.
Compare the Features
Alerts are sent for worrisome content across 19 different categories
Simple keyword alerts available on Android
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time, plus create different schedules for any day of the week
Available
Block specific websites and apps as well as 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites; works equally well on iOS and Android
Apps and websites can only be blocked on Android
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms on children’s phones, tablets, and Chromebook
Allows open access to some content on your child’s phone
$49/year for unlimited devices with screen time, web filtering, and location tracking
$99/year for content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking for as many kids and devices as your family needs
$139.92/year for one device (Android or iOS)
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
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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 mSee FAQs
Each of Bark’s key features — content monitoring, website blocking, and screen time management — is more robust than mSee’s counterparts.
For example, Bark lets you block specific websites and apps as well as 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites; and works equally well on iOS and Android.
Through mSee, apps and websites can only be blocked on Android devices.
Bark scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms on children’s phones, tablets, and Chromebook.
mSee allows open access to just some content on your child’s phone.
Bark is $99/year for robust content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking for as many kids and devices as your family needs.
mSee is $139.92/year for limited protection for one device (Android or iOS).