Bark Parental Controls vs WebWatcher
Bark offers more comprehensive protection than WebWatcher. Bark’s all-in-one safety solution is an affordable online safety tool with both screen time and monitoring features. WebWatcher’s service is limited to monitoring and spying software.
Compare the Features
Block specific sites and apps on iOS and Android
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Set custom rules for school time, bedtime, and free time
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Filter specific sites and 19 categories, including adult content, gaming, and streaming sites on iOS and Android
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Scans text messages, emails, photos, videos, and 30+ apps and social media platforms on children’s phones, tablets, and Chromebooks
Parents can see everything a child does on their phone
Receive alerts for worrisome content across 19 different categories
Alerts are only sent for 6 categories of content
Just $99/year for content monitoring, screen time, web filtering, and location tracking. Connect as many kids and devices as your family needs.
$129.95/year for a single device
Parents: Get Alerts for Concerning Content
Bark scans for issues like sexual content and online predators and sends you texts when something may be wrong.
How it works
Monitor
Connect to 30+ platforms to monitor text messages, emails, and social activity for signs of harmful interactions and content. Click here for an overview of what Bark monitors.
Detect
Get automatic alerts via email and text when Bark’s algorithms detect potential risks, so you don’t have to comb through every post and text.
Alert
Our expert recommendations make it easy for parents to talk to kids about digital dangers and other sensitive online issues.
Manage
Decide not only when your kids can access the internet on their devices, but also what sites they can visit.
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
Ready to get started?
Bark was created by parents, for parents, to offer a better, easier, and more effective way to help families create healthy digital habits.