Bark Kids

Name: Bark Kids
Rating: 1.26758 (3498 reviews)

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Bark Kids

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Bark Technologies Inc

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User Reviews for Bark Kids

Teen POV

My parents found this app to help with a personal situation involving inappropriate ads constantly showing up on my phone, and it was almost unavoidable with the pictures and words and everything that a younger teen shouldn’t be exposed to at that age. Many other incidents encouraged my parents to download this, and I’m very glad they did. The only problem is that bark is a little too sensitive without the right settings, and for a while I practically couldn’t do anything on my phone. I had it like this for 2 years, and I feel like even after I begged them to change it just a little bit for a long time, they still didnt, and again I’m happy they waited. It made me super careful about searching online. Now that I’m older it’s become just a tiny bit harder, but now that bark is practically non existent and only alerts my parents for super bad stuff now (after a good amount of research to figure it out, making the only reason I only put 4 stars is because of the complexity of the settings). I feel like the settings should start off strong but gradually become more relaxed as a child matures. This app really helped me it my case, and I encourage parents to not look at the 1 star reviews by (cough cough) irresponsible kids (cough), but go by their gut, because even though a child can be right in some cases, a parent knows more about the safety of their child than the child themselves in some cases.

bigfan_uslessstuf, Feb 07, 2022

Bark

Like other teens I have done things that a 13-year-old is not supposed to do and obviously parents found out I got in trouble and got Bark on my phone honestly I hate it it’s so annoying but it’s stopped me from doing all the immature things that I did when I wasn’t supposed to be doing it because I’m too afraid of getting in more trouble so yeah it stopped me from getting in a lot of trouble and I looked back and realized all of that stuff I did is stupid and immature and now having this on my phone yeah it’s annoying but I feel like honestly some comfort in my life knowing that my parents are watching my every move if your parents are watching everything you do that’s going to stop you from doing the stuff you usually did even though all the stuff I did before wasn’t that bad it’s still bad and I’m comforted knowing that I stop doing that my parents and our relationship benefited from this I feel so much closer to my parents now, yeah I still listen to music that gets me in trouble and yeah I still talk to my friends and call them stupid and that’s apparently bullying on BARK I mean that’s what friends do but I am very comforted knowing that my parents relationship is much better from this app than it was before. So in a weird way thanks BARK.

ghjghyd, Aug 09, 2022

Read!! NOW (Parents, kids, teens, pre-teens, and people who made the app)

This app goes to far, it send parents everything even the little things that don’t matter. Like as pre-teens and teen, we sometimes will joke with our friends like call them dumb or an idiot, but at this age we know we’re joking and so do they. But it sends those messages to parents even tho there not a big deal. It will invade to much privacy even if it’s not something big. Also this app has broken my friends phones including me. Mine would freeze and do random things and basically like broke it. It got so annoying. The weirdest part, is it would freeze and not let me get on the bark app. For my friend, she couldn’t do like anything it would always say she has no internet connection, and the reason her parents got it for her is because she’s never had social media before and she really wanted it. But it wouldn’t work when she got social media because there “was no internet connection” this app is the worst thing ever. It goes to far, sends like EVERYTHING, and will break phones. Like I get it, if u gave the app to like a young kid like 9 and under, that makes sense because parents should know what’s going on on a young kids phone/iPad. But when your a pree-teen or a teen, you need some privacy cause your older. And most of them aren't even doing anything bad, it’s the fact that is app invalids privacy that’s not even a big deal.

Hello!!🥺🥺😃😃??, Mar 19, 2022

More parents should be reviewing this app

I appreciate this whole set up. Kids now days do NOT understand that their parents are there to keep them safe. This app helps the parents do EXACTLY that. My view is that parents don’t HAVE to let their kids have cell phones but they choose to anyway and therefore anything that is said or done on said phone is at the discretion of the parent- regardless of what the child/children say. The complaints on this app’s reviews are just entitled kids who want to complain and aren’t appreciative of what their parents are doing for them… except they are complaining in the wrong direction. This world is a very dangerous place and there are so many ways to reach young unsuspecting teens. The app isn’t cheap and at first I was a little taken aback by the price but for everything the app does- I’ll pay for it to keep my girls safe and if other parents are paying for the same thing- they have the same sentiment I do. I have a background in law enforcement so I know that there are predators out there. I will be more relaxed knowing my kids are on their own with their friends and they have their phones with them and I can still know where the heck they are at and what is going on. Great app. Keep up the GREAT work and thank you for creating an awesome app! Just wanted you to know that your work is NOT going unnoticed.

HHALL630, Sep 10, 2021

I absolutely hate it

I believe my parents had a good reason for being concerned and wanting an app like this on my phone but it’s way too restrictive it alerted my dad because I watched a TikTok that had the word high in it and reported it as drugs and when I told my friends about this app some of them told me they didn’t want me texting or calling them till I had this app off my phone because they are worried that they might tell me something personal and the app will alert my dad and say it’s inappropriate and then my dad would know their secrets this really annoys me because I’m glad to be there for my friends and be there to listen to them whenever they have problems but they are texting ME to tell me that stuff not my parents it’s only been a few days but I feel trapped and my friendships are suffering because of this so I strongly advise that if you are a parent and thinking about getting this for your kid please don’t you may think it’s helping your kid but its really not you can tell your kids that you doing this because you love them and you want them to be safe but trust me we don’t see it that way we see it as you watching our every move and not caring about how we feel about I would have much rather have like weekly phone checks than this so you should sit down with your kid at talk to them instead of forcing this and other apps like it onto them

im dying so yeah, Feb 23, 2022

Not the best

This is coming from a teens prospective. I am the type of teen who wants a little privacy. I get it that parents want to make sure there kids are doing good things but let them do stuff they want. They might not do stuff you support but before you yell at them ask them why they do it. They might not honestly understand that it’s bad. Teens are figuring things out and questioning many things around this age. I have done something that I will never forget. I was learning. I didn’t know what anything meant. That’s why kids should ask there parents what it means. But if there parents are controlling they might be scared or scared that they might get in trouble. I get it. I hate getting trouble. Bark just goes to far into teens privacy. Teens can’t do what they like because parents don’t like what there doing. Just because parents don’t like it doesn’t mean you have to watch everything they do. That not really ok. Teens needs privacy. I still understand that parents want to protect there teens but you need to let them have space and teens are learning. It’s usually a phase. When parents add this to there teens phone that really show the teen that they don’t trust them anymore. That might really hurt the teen. When you download this on a teens phone your being kind of controlling. That’s not right at all. I just wanted to say that this app goes a little to far. That’s all I have to say. But thank for trying to protect the kids of the world

ishndndkwosncbd, Mar 14, 2022

Few concerns

I think the intial idea of the app was clear, to give kids more privacy while parents could monitor and keep their child safe from threats online, but how does that work. If you show parents more information about more of our personal lives, text massages for example, leaves kids with no privacy and under the constant watch of their parents. As a teenager, I’m not the smartest and can’t give the best review, but I know if we one day got out into the real world for ourselves, wouldn’t have the slightest clue of what to do from online threats because parents kept us in the dark and protected us our entire lives from online threats, leaving us with no clue how to deal with them. It might not make much sense, but what I’m saying is that instead of the keeping us protected and hidden from the online world, won’t let us deal and learn from the mistakes we made in the past, to prepare for the future. Bark is good, but I feel that Bark shares to much with our parents instead of leaving it to children to learn what to do in a situation online. I though feel this app is kind of insulting because some of us actually do know how not to share personal online information. Bark might have shown my mom this review, and if you are reading the review, hopefully the review has changed your mind about bark just a little. :)❤️ (:

jacklovegames, Dec 28, 2021

Not the end of the world

(This is coming from a teen boys perspective) So my mother put this on my phone because I was doing things that a 13 year old should never be doing on the internet which is why it didn’t come as a surprise to me when she put this on my phone. I really couldn’t deny that I needed this sooooo yea. I understand why you would need this as a parent. As a teen tho it’s quite annoying. One time I was talking in a group chat and we were talking about how we were all gonna block someone’s contact who wasn’t even in the chat and it was reported to my mom as bullying and she ended up using this app to find out all the drama that was going on because it was all counted as bullying and violence. However even after all this I still get the point of the app and it works very good (maybe a little too good) but it’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened to me and I understand why this was put onto my phone. All the reviews before me are very hateful and honestly don’t complain about your parents being concerned about ur well being. Does it invade a quarter of ur privacy, yes. Can it be annoying, yes. But it’s all to keep u safe and honestly people that complain that the world is ending because of this need to get a life and stop being so hateful. It doesn’t make u cool by hating things or using profanity all the dang time. Most people are just mad because it exposes them for what they actually do and say.

Just a random teen lol, Jun 14, 2022

as a teen…

listen i don’t have much to hide and i don’t really care that they get alerts or whatever. i hate how this app was designed. every child or teen that has this app feels untrusted and violated. i personally love having my own privacy even if there is nothing to hide. it’s not fair to make me more uncomfortable because my parents have to look at everything i do and it makes me feel horrible that they are invading my privacy. yes i know that they are my parents and should be able to see stuff but as a teen with this app i know that everyone deserves privacy and if they wanna see or look through my phone they can! but it goes to far with a whole app that logs and makes a list of things on my phone that my parents get to just brows. the software is not very good either. things like “headache” and “medicine” and “anxiety” pop up on there emails from bark. and sometimes bark will block menus because it has alcohol on it. that is so stupid! it also ruins wifi and data connection. it turns on a VPN which messes with my phone and it’s annoying when i have to worry about what my parents can and will see. even when it’s nothing to worry about.as a untrustworthy girl that has this app i truly hate it. it makes my whole life so much harder and nothing can or will make it better. i get it could be beneficial to parents but for kids it’s miserable.

livey 1234657809, Jun 27, 2022

ruins life

yesterday my mom made me download this app. and made me answer all the questions. now i feel like i’m a dog and a leash and have to beg for freedom again. like it shows the parent or guardian everything you do and it even shows them your messages which, i think is a violation in every way. with this app there’s no way i should feel this way. and now i can’t act like i’m my age. im in 7th grade and now it feels like i’m in 3rd grade. my mom also put it in my little sisters phone which i can understand because she in kindergarten but i’m in 7th grade. i’d really rather go back to her checking my phone every so offen and that be it but this app isn’t right. and now my mom feels the need to have it. if your a parent and your trying to rebuild your relationship with your child/children, this wouldn’t be the way to go because it’s only going to make it worse and there just going to feel terrible and odd so if you absolutely have to use this then use it but Life360 it’s much better in my opinion. it will make the child feel better too and can build a good relationship. with Life360, it’s always shows where they are, have been, where there going, when they turn it off and when they go off the app. you send immediately messages to them and other things. but honestly this app wouldn’t be the best resource or response.

Pickle Head 🥒, Sep 12, 2021

Description

Bark Kids is the free child companion app for both Bark and Bark Jr. To use it, you’ll need to have an established Bark account and install Bark Kids on your child’s device. Here are the features this app enables: 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. CHECK-INS Check-Ins are an easy way for families to get peace of mind when their kids are out and about. Rather than sending a "Did you get there?" or "Where are you?" text, you can rely on a GPS-based location confirmation from your children to verify that they've safely arrived at their destinations. It can even give you step-by-step directions via Google Maps so you can meet them where they are if necessary. PERSONAL ACCOUNT CONNECTIONS The Bark Kids app allows kids to connect their own accounts to Bark’s monitoring service (not available with Bark Jr). By allowing them to connect directly to our monitoring service, they get more privacy without having to share their usernames or passwords. WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING - "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 might have. Email [email protected] or visit help.bark.us to get answers and advice from the Bark Team.