#1 Parental Control App For Kid's Phones

Bark gives parents more control over their children’s phones, and the ability to monitor your child’s text messages, photos, social media, and more for signs of inappropriate content, depression, and more.

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. You can also set screen time limits to control how & when you child uses their device.

What Parents Are Saying

The Recognized Leader in Online Safety

Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, and countless others have featured our groundbreaking software.

How it works

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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.

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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.

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Alert

Our expert recommendations make it easy for parents to talk to kids about digital dangers and other sensitive online issues.

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Manage

Decide not only when your kids can access the internet on their devices, but also what sites they can visit.

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

Try Bark free for 7 days

Sign up today for a free trial and see why parents all across the U.S. trust Bark.