Bark vs. Norton Family
Bark and Norton Family may compete head-to-head when it comes to screen time, but Bark’s world-class monitoring service means more comprehensive online safety for your family.

Compare the Features
Bark vs. Norton Family

Screen time
Bark
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
Norton Family
Available
Available
Blocking
Bark
Block specific sites + apps on iOS and Android
Block specific sites + apps on iOS and Android
Norton Family
Available
Available
Location check-ins
Bark
Available
Available
Norton Family
Available
Available
Custom filtering rules
Bark
Filter specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites on iOS and Android
Filter specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites on iOS and Android
Norton Family
Available
Available
Content monitoring
Bark
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Norton Family
Unavailable
Unavailable
Alerts for sexual content, cyberbullying, depression, online predators, and more
Bark
Alerts are sent for worrisome content in your child’s texts emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Alerts are sent for worrisome content in your child’s texts emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms
Norton Family
Alerts sent only for website visits with sexual content
Alerts sent only for website visits with sexual content
Add unlimited devices and kids
Bark
$49/year for unlimited devices with screen time, web filtering, and location tracking. $99/year for unlimited content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking.
$49/year for unlimited devices with screen time, web filtering, and location tracking. $99/year for unlimited content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking.
Norton Family
$49.99/year for unlimited devices with screen time, web filtering, and location tracking
$49.99/year for unlimited devices with screen time, web filtering, and location tracking
Our Products & Prices
Save up to 42%
Bark Premium
Our comprehensive parental intelligence solution.
$
14 USD
/month
$
99 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
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.