Bark - Parental Controls

Bark - Parental Controls

By Bark Technologies, Inc.

  • Category: Productivity
  • Release Date: 2019-09-25
  • Current Version: 5.4.1
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 21.25 MB
  • Developer: Bark Technologies, Inc.
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
Score: 4.18442
4.18442
From 27,123 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 help@bark.us 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

  • Well, it was great

    3
    By Tinx615
    I’ve used Bark for the last 2-3 years or so and it’s always been great! This recent app update is terrible. It’s no longer notifying me when my child (who uses a Bark phone) leaves/arrives at Favorite Locations until an hour to two hours later. I can no longer refresh the map in the app. It’s very difficult to find things with the complete overhaul. Very frustrating.
  • Meh

    3
    By Mrs. Chippy
    It’s just okay. My 10 year old figured out how to get around the VPN and also installed apps that block Bark and time limits 🤦‍♀️ I guess the plus is that Bark lets me know when he’s “hacked” it and I finally told my son that his devices will no longer exist to him if he keeps messing with it. So, it works as long as your kid doesn’t try to get around it. I wish it was a lot more secure. I still have to use the Apple family settings for his time limits and I have to use it to block him from downloading and installing apps, etc. I’ve already paid for a year of this service, but I highly doubt I’ll renew it when the time comes.
  • Love the ease and peace of mind

    5
    By Blissful teacher
    I really love the ability to monitor my child’s access to the internet and many apps. I also like that I can turn off the phone and block or accept apps and contacts. I also talk to my child so that they know I do this to keep them safe. I also have an agreement that as long as I pay for the phone I will monitor what they do in the phone. I’m lucky that I have a relationship with her now. I hope this trust grows and when she is mature enough to deal with the messier parts of apps and the internet I can let her safely monitor her own choices.
  • Tired

    1
    By kmart18
    Started off great but now it’s just constant “cannot analyze this phone” messages. Just a waste of my time I’m money. I’m ready to just cancel the service. Good idea but poorly executed. I’ve open support tickets before and they will work for about a week then the service breaks again. Frustrating.
  • Do. Not. Buy. This. App

    1
    By Jen ketch 72
    My daughter deleted the app entirely from her iPhone and it took weeks to get a notification from Bark. The customer service is non existent. Upon further exploration, I learned that the app does not work well with Apple devices per a notification from Bark. Why do they not tell you this upfront? Because they want your $100 subscription fee. Which would need to be refunded through Apple. Who does not offer a refund. Our family is now without the service or our $100. It is unfortunate that this company would prey upon families seeking to protect their children from inappropriate material online.
  • Security??????

    1
    By Ckramer1717
    Bro let me not be watched 24/7 by a AI and my parents (I will be using this app on my kids when I get older so that they can suffer what I have experienced)
  • Worthless

    1
    By Seattlermc
    This thing is worthless, its defeats by simply restarting the phone. The child must open the app on the phone for it to work; who thought this was a good idea? Absolute and total waste of money, I’d give it zero stars but that’s not an option
  • App unfavorable

    1
    By nmcf2344556
    The app is not easy to navigate. Does not allow for easy pause and unpause of screen time. Reports the phone is off even if it’s on. The bark phone seems useless if my child can’t use it
  • Nothing but problems

    1
    By JohnnyMackIN
    I’ve had Bark for over a year and every week it’s had problema and I constantly need to contact support. It’s awful for multiple devices especially with the apple lock issues. Users constantly have to enter passwords and it barely connects, requires an incredibly huge amount of hard drive space depending on the size od messages and media such as movies and photos on the devices I can’t stand this app i hate it!
  • Horrible setup - not user friendly

    1
    By Spaccia
    Absolutely awful. I signed up today for a free trial and trying to get it set up is like trying to send a man to the moon. Horrific and not user friendly. Trying to delete a duplicate profile and the instructions of where to go don’t even exist. Nothing about this app is user friendly. Will be deleting today.

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