Parental controls reimagined
Advanced content monitoring for all your kid’s devices
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7.2 million
children covered by Bark
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5.9 million
severe self-harm situations detected
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9.2 million
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Bark's Parental Controls in Australia
Australia is serious about creating safe digital spaces for young people, and our entry into the country comes on the heels of the 2021 Online Safety Act, which aims to make Australia’s existing laws for online safety more expansive and much stronger.
Monitor texts, social media, search, and more
Bark scans your child’s text messages, 30+ social media apps, web browsers, emails, and other online activity, keeping you informed and your child protected.
AI-powered safety alerts in over 45 categories
Bark goes beyond device mirroring, using advanced AI software to scan texts, social media, images, videos, and audio for threats like cyberbullying and pornography, ensuring unparalleled safety for your child.
Personalised insights & expert recommendations
Receive personalised reports on your child’s online activity and expert guidance with every alert, better equipping you to handle those challenging moments.
Bark can also help you…
⏳ Manage screen time
Create custom schedules for app use or pause the internet altogether to create healthy boundaries.
🚫 Block websites & apps
Decide which apps and websites your child can use and filter inappropriate content.
🧭 Track location
Worry less when your kid is out and about with our live GPS, location alerts, and check-ins.
Real-life Bark families. Real-life stories.
Our Products & Prices
Bark App – Premium / Android
Comprehensive monitoring & parental control solution.
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Monitor web searches and saved photos & videos
- Receive alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, & more
- Get insights into your child’s digital activities
- Keep up with kids with real time GPS tracking & location alerts
- Manage screen time
- Block websites and apps
- Monitor unlimited devices and kids with one subscription
- Manage everything from the Bark parent app
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
Explore all of Bark’s parental control tools
Have Questions About Bark?
Pricing depends on your child's device. A single subscription covers every child and device in your family, with no limit on accounts, devices, or kids.
iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android: $14/month or $99/year
With either plan, you can:
- Monitor and receive alerts for your child's social media, texts, email, and web activity
- Manage screen time and block specific websites and apps
- Track your child's location with live GPS and location alerts
For iPhone and iPad families: Apple's privacy protections mean third-party apps can't read what's on your child's device. The Bark Sync helps close that gap. It's a smart charger that scans your child's iPhone or iPad for potential issues every time it plugs in, no extra steps required. The Bark Sync is optional and available for $6/month or $49/year, and requires a Bark app subscription.
Add any of your child's devices or social media accounts to be monitored. There's no limit, so you can connect as many devices and accounts as you need on every plan. When you connect a device, Bark will also scan up to 60 days of its text history to catch anything you may have missed.
For some social media platforms, monitoring requires entering your child's login credentials during setup. This lets Bark access the account's activity directly. We'll let you know during setup which platforms need this.
Once connected, our AI scans text, images, video, and audio for potential dangers, including conversations in English, Spanish, and Afrikaans, and sends you alerts for anything concerning.
You can also customize how sensitive you'd like the alerts to be. Don't care about profanity but want all alerts about drugs? No problem.
The Bark app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, Android phones, Android tablets, laptops, computers, Chromebooks, and Amazon Fire tablets. Check out our full list of everything Bark can monitor on each device.
Yes! Download the Bark parent app here to review alerts, add children, connect accounts, update notification settings, and more.
You'll also need to install the Bark Kids app on your child's iPhone or iPad — it's what enables Bark to block apps and sites and track your child's location.
For deeper monitoring of texts, photos, videos, and more on your child's iOS device, you'll want the Bark Sync — a smart charger that scans your child's device every time it plugs in. It's the easiest way to get the most out of Bark on iOS. Learn more about Bark for iOS here.
Bark's parental controls for iOS let you manage screen time, block websites and apps, and track your child's location 24/7, all from the Bark app.
To get full content monitoring for things like texts, iMessages, photos, videos, WhatsApp messages, and Kik messages, you'll also need the Bark Sync. Apple's strict privacy restrictions prevent third-party apps from directly monitoring iOS devices, which is why we built it: a smart charger that scans your child's iPhone or iPad each time it plugs in to close that gap.
Some platforms require you to connect by entering your child's login credentials during setup. We'll let you know during setup which ones need this.
Once everything's set up, if something concerning is found, you'll get a timely alert so you can check in and make sure everything is okay. Learn more about what Bark monitors on iOS devices here.
Together, these features build a powerful digital safety net to help you protect your child online and in real life.
Yes! Download the Bark parent app here to review alerts, add children, connect accounts, update notification settings, and more.
You'll also need to install the Bark Kids app on your child's Android device — it's what enables Bark to monitor content, manage screen time, block websites, and track your child's location. Learn more about Bark for Android here.
Bark's parental controls for Androids give you the power to monitor your child’s online activities in a groundbreaking way.
Our content monitoring uses advanced AI to scan messages, posts, comments, replies, web searches, and so much more to find potential dangers. If something concerning is found, you’ll get a timely alert so you can check in and make sure everything is okay. Learn more about what Bark monitors on Android devices here.
In addition to monitoring, Bark also lets you manage screen time, block websites & apps, and track location 24/7.
These key features work together to build a powerful digital safety net to help you protect your child online and in real life.
The Bark app is currently available in the United States (including U.S. territories), South Africa, and Australia. We’re continually working to bring Bark to more families around the world.
Our algorithms are currently trained in English, Spanish, and Afrikaans, and we’re looking to add more languages in the near future.
Absolutely. At Bark, security is paramount. Our website uses SSL encryption and all analyzed data is stored within an encrypted database. You can rest easy knowing your children's data is secure.