Comprehensive content monitoring for parents
Give your family a digital safety net and get alerts for potential issues.

Bark scans your child’s online activities for dangers
Our advanced technology picks up on potential issues you need to know about.



We monitor photos, texts, emails, apps & social media

Alerts are sent for 29 different types of dangers
You’ll find out quickly if something concerning is found.



Bark analyzes slang & emojis, too
We keep up with the evolution of kid slang and will send alerts for terms & symbols you may not know.

Every alert comes with professional advice
Our recommended actions give you next steps for what to do to help your child.


Bark products that offer monitoring:
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Bark Phone
Get the phone with custom controls and Bark's monitoring built-in
Starts at$ 29 USD /mo + deviceFeatures
- Monitor texts and apps
- Get alerts for concerning content
- Tamper-proof controls
- Block apps & websites
- Set screen time limits
- Approve or deny contacts
- Track location
- Pause or disable the internet
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Bark Watch
Monitor texts, track location, and manage contacts
NEW!$ 15 USD /mo + deviceFeatures
- Monitor texts
- Get alerts for concerning content
- Tamper-proof controls
- Approve or deny contacts
- Track location
- No games, browsers, or social media
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Bark App
Add Bark’s monitoring and parental controls to your kid’s devices
Starts at$ 14 USD /moFeatures
- Monitor texts and apps
- Get alerts for concerning content
- Block apps & websites
- Set screen time limits
- Track location
- Pause the internet
Real-life Bark families. Real-life stories.
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Cindy R.February 12
I just want to get on here and say PLEASE get Bark online monitoring. Yesterday it saved our family. Out of respect for our son’s privacy I won’t go into details. But I will say this: (1) we are a family who talks about EVERYTHING on the daily, I literally run a non-profit about kids and mental health… (2) he is an AMAZING, thoughtful, kind, sweet person and (3) he almost got into a situation that would have haunted him for the rest of his life. You need the open communication AND Bark to battle modern childhood.
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Brett K.March 3
With Bark alerts, I now have peace of mind that my kids devices are safe and I don’t have to look at everything.
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Cassia M.October 9
Bark is like the Swiss Army knife of my parenting tool box. I find a new benefit of having it constantly. It’s the most helpful tool I have in keeping my teenagers safe and helping me stay in the know with their crazy world of technology.
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Dave C.January 10
Best of all, the conversations we have regarding Bark alerts give me insight into my child’s world and his relationships.
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Jenna U.December 5
It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when stumbling across the Bark app.
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Shannon F.June 10
We no longer feel the need to confiscate their phones and read through everything daily. We can trust that Bark has a set of eyes on their electronic actions and will notify us of anything concerning.
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Marianne H.September 2
Thanks a ton. You have not only helped me protect my kids, but helped us have better and more open conversations. My kids live in a blended home, and this helps us be on the same page when we teach right and wrong and flat out dangerous
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Maureen A.July 27
I put bark on my children’s phone for my oldest son who is 15. Never thinking that my 11-year-old daughter would have alerts much to my surprise when I hooked up her phone I got 97 alerts for her phone. brought attention to things in never considered! Thank you so much.
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Russell S.December 10
I have been impressed with this app over and over again. Some of the things it was capturing from my son’s phone and alerting me to would have certainly gone undetected on a different service. Super impressed and happy with the service. Best out there hands down. We’ve used other services and I’m so glad we found Bark.
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Sarah S.August 8
I decided it was time I got more involved in what my daughter sees and reads. So within 3 minutes of downloading, Bark found an extremely inappropriate issue!!! Though it did not involve her, it did alert me to a picture she took a screen shot of. It was a message from a boy to a friend of hers. It made my stomach turn. Thank you!
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FAQs
Bark's phone monitoring app for parents not only provides comprehensive coverage for all the top apps and devices, but also takes the crucial extra step of helping families navigate the issues raised by alerts.
Here's a complete list of absolutely everything Bark monitors on every device.
Add one of your child's devices or social media accounts to be monitored. Then — thanks to our comprehensive AI, we'll start sending you alerts about potentially harmful activities on those devices and accounts.
You can also customize how sensitive you would like the alerts to be. Don't care about profanity but want all alerts about drugs? No problem.
Bark's parental monitoring app can send alerts about cyberbullying, sexual content, online predators, depression, suicidal ideation, threats of violence, disordered eating, and more!
Bark's phone monitoring app for parents helps you monitor over 30 of the top social media platforms kids use, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more. We also monitor text messages, emails, web searches, images, etc.
Here's a complete list of what Bark monitors.
Content monitoring is just the beginning
Bark also lets you manage screen time, track location, and more.