Bark vs SaferKid
Learn how the Bark Premium app stacks up against SaferKid.
Compare the Features
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time.
Set bedtime and wake up times for third-party apps.
Block specific sites and apps or choose from 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites.
Blocks adult content and allows parents to customize and schedule for enabling/disabling apps.
Block internet access while still allowing your child to make phone calls or send texts in emergencies.
Parents are unable to pause internet access.
30+ popular apps.
Parents are unable to monitor social media.
Bark scans texts for keywords and context and sends you alerts for potential issues.
SaferKid just gives you access to texts and requires you to sift through messages to find potential issues.
Get notifications for issues like cyberbullying, sexual content, and more.
Alerts are only sent when potentially risky apps are downloaded; none are sent when the apps are used.
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.
Not available.
Keep restrictions in place no matter how YouTube is accessed while connected to Bark.
SaferKid does not indicate their services address this issue.
Just $99/year or $14/month to protect your entire family.
SaferKid costs $199.99 for 12 months.
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
- Free access to Talkspace Go
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.
Bark's phone monitoring app for parents not only provides comprehensive coverage for all the top apps and devices, but also takes the crucial extra step of helping families navigate the issues raised by alerts.
Here's a complete list of absolutely everything Bark monitors on every device.
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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.
