Bark vs. Canopy

Discover how Bark’s screen time, web filtering, and monitoring features give families more comprehensive protection than Canopy.

Compare the Features

Bark vs. Canopy
Blocking
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Bark
Block specific apps on iOS and Android
Canopy
Available
Location check-ins
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Bark
Available
Canopy
Available
Filtering
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Bark
Filter specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites on iOS and Android
Canopy
Yes on Android, but only for specific sites you input manually. Custom filtering rules for apps are not currently available on Canopy for Mac.
Screen time
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Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
Canopy
Unavailable
Monitoring
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Bark
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Canopy
Only for one category (sexual content) and only for photos saved to your child’s device. Canopy does not scan text messages, emails, content within non-browser apps, or videos.
Alerts for inappropriate images
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Bark
Alerts are sent for inappropriate images in texts, apps, and social media
Canopy
Available
Alerts for sexual content
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Bark
Alerts are sent for both images and words
Canopy
Alerts only for images
Alerts for cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
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Bark
Available
Canopy
Unavailable
Image removal service
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Bark
Unavailable
Canopy
Removes images and replaces them with a white square only in web browsers
Add unlimited devices and kids
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Bark
Just $99/year to protect your entire family and all their devices
Canopy
$191.88/year for only 10 devices

Our Products & Prices

Save up to 42%

Bark Jr

Our entry-level product is perfect for younger kids.

$ 5 USD /month
$ 49 USD /year with annual plan
Features
  • 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.