Bark - Parental Controls

Bark - Parental Controls

By Bark Technologies, Inc.

  • Category: Productivity
  • Release Date: 2019-09-25
  • Current Version: 5.5.1
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 21.81 MB
  • Developer: Bark Technologies, Inc.
  • Compatibility: Android, iOS 13.4
Score: 4.22593
4.22593
From 32,217 Ratings

Description

Bark provides families with all the tools they need to raise kids in the digital age. Our comprehensive service lets you monitor content, manage screen time, and filter websites so you can get peace of mind while your child is online. CONTENT MONITORING Bark monitors your child’s texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social media platforms for issues like cyberbullying, adult content, sexual predators, profanity, suicidal ideation, threats of violence, and more. Parents receive alerts only when something potentially problematic occurs online. You won’t have full access to everything on your child’s phone — just the things you might need to know about. SCREEN TIME MANAGEMENT Families can set healthy time limits and create schedules for when their children’s devices can connect to the internet (through both cell service and Wi-Fi). WEB FILTERING Our web filter lets you select which websites your child can access on their devices. You can allow or block specific sites — or even whole categories like streaming services, online gaming, sexual content, and more. BARK TESTIMONIALS • "My wife and I LOVE Bark. We've had some tough but productive conversations with our 13-year-old son. It's proving to be extremely valuable." — Josh L. • “It’s just another set of protections we as parents give our kids for the digital environment (or as my 10-year-old calls it, a “cell phone seat belt”). My oldest is a 9th grader, and while I trust her, I’ve come to realize through the alerts that some of her friends aren’t truly her friends. It’s led to some amazing conversations about choosing friends wisely and recognizing toxic people. While she wasn’t for Bark at first, she’s since said she’s grateful that I saw those messages because it reaffirmed what she was feeling but didn’t know how to verbalize without sounding sensitive.” — Bark Parent • "Bark notified me that my young daughter had unknowingly revealed her phone number to strangers on Twitter. The fact that Bark notified me was impressive and led to an informative discussion with her the same day." — Jon B. • “Since Bark alerted us to the suicidal language used in the Google doc that was being used in a chat document with a friend, we have seen both a pediatrician and a licensed counselor. We are hopeful for a positive outcome. Thanks to Bark for letting us peek into our child’s mind!” — Bark Parent • “This app is a lifesaver! It has allowed us to catch so many “red flags” in the content my kids have accessed on their devices and in their interactions with friends and other people online that I wouldn’t have ever known about otherwise. The big difference between Bark and other “Parental Control” software is that Bark allows your kids to have so much more privacy. It doesn’t show you everything they do, but sends an instant alert regarding any activity that might be concerning. Highly recommended!” — Bark Parent With Bark, you can help keep your kids safe both online and in real life. Try it out for seven days absolutely free! Our Family Online Safety Specialists are standing by to help answer any questions you may have. Email [email protected] or visit help.bark.us to get answers and advice from the Bark Team. Terms of Use https://www.bark.us/terms

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Reviews

  • Doesn’t work

    1
    By ahshsjhfnfngjdjd
    bugs
  • Difficult to Use

    2
    By AppUser 79
    I love the concept, but unfortunately it is impossible to set up without a computer. I use my iPad as a laptop, which doesn't work. When I dug out my old laptop, I realized that my daughter's phone is a USB-C to USB-C. I have been told it needs to be the charger for her phone by customer service. My very old laptop doesn't have an USB-C port. Thought about getting the home router Monitor, but it doesn't work with starlink, which we have. I'd love to use this but until this is more user friendly, I'll have to uninstall.
  • Waste of money

    2
    By lis utah
    My experience with Bark has not been good. It took me at least two weeks to learn how to use the app, and even then, it doesn’t work the way it should. The app does not fully filter phones or tablets. You have to set restrictions app by app, which is very inconvenient. For example, YouTube does not pass the filters—content can be viewed freely unless you manually add the account. However, if the child creates a new account, the app no longer filters anything. The same issue happens with text messages, and the same goes for Snapchat. It does not filter all content and does not stop conversations. You only receive a notification, but the person can continue messaging without any restrictions. On top of that, notifications often arrive very late—sometimes 1, 2, 3, 4, or even 5 hours later, when the child has already talked about and seen everything. Overall, the filtering is poor. It fails because it does not block content in real time or effectively, which defeats the main purpose of the app.
  • Does not work at all

    1
    By Cheelsea
    Don’t buy Bark if you want it for monitoring or location services. They do not work at all. The app just tells me their devices are powered off when I’m hold them right next to my phone with good internet. The only thing I can do is call and text their watches.
  • Clunky

    2
    By Kenyadiget
    Good for tracking some things, but so frustrating for allowing certain sitesand apps to function. For example, it kept blocking the Google Earth app (and others within age range)… WHY
  • This app should go byebye

    1
    By Christlerr
    This app ruined my relationship With my mother
  • Spent half a day still can’t figure out

    1
    By Emma B D
    Virtually no support and no way to contact anybody for tech-support. I was trying to set up devices for two kids. One is an iPhone and one is a fire tablet and it was impossible. Downloaded the desktop app connected to the phone. Then it glitched and will not show up. So frustrating. About to remove everything and cancel our subscription.
  • Will not connect

    1
    By Boobii5647
    Have tried multiple times to connect my daughter’s new phone. Will not connect with WiFi. Help from Bark was terrible, same instructions available online. Paying for service is worthless when device never connects
  • No good

    2
    By Metabolic DOctor T
    Biggest complaint is that 2 adults cannot be on one account, they suggest you create a shared email address and use that. Less than ideal. Wouldn’t recommend
  • Impossible to figure out

    1
    By KMLC2
    I cannot figure out how to get this thing to work and work as a software engineer

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