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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.\n\nCONTENT MONITORING\n\nBark 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.\n\nSCREEN TIME MANAGEMENT\n\nFamilies 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).\n\nWEB FILTERING\n\nOur 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.\n\nBARK TESTIMONIALS\n\n• \"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.\n• “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\n• \"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.\n• “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\n• “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\n\nWith Bark, you can help keep your kids safe both online and in real life. Try it out for seven days absolutely free!\n\nOur 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. \n\nTerms of Use\nhttps://www.bark.us/terms","facts":{"developer_id":1164495252,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2019-09-25T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.bark.us/contact","privacy_url":"https://www.bark.us/privacy","website_url":null,"app_version":"6.6.0","release_notes":"Minor bug fixes and performance updates","rating_current_version":4.25162,"rating_count_current_version":36112,"star_counts":[5018,726,1203,2341,26756],"genres":["Productivity","Utilities"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes","Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T07:38:13.225Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-16T18:36:46.752Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-16T18:36:46.752Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-12T22:24:53.606Z","placed_at":"2026-10-12T18:21:00.824Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T09:25:12.586Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Parental control app for monitoring texts, email and apps, setting screen time limits and filtering websites.","what_is":"Bark is a free iOS productivity app for families. 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