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Bark for Chrome

Monitor chrome web browsing for inappropriate content.

Users100KCurrent public install base

Rating1.2Store average score

Reviews151Public review volume

Manifest versionV3Extension platform version

7-day growth0Net users gained this week

7-day growth rate0%Relative weekly velocity

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1.21

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1.22

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2026年7月15日2026年7月21日

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Version1.3.3

ManifestV3

Size8.82KiB

Languages1English (United States)

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Overview

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Bark for Chrome is installed on the child's Chrome browser to help protect the child against inappropriate content.

Bark detects messages containing cyberbullying, sexting, signs of depression or suicidal thoughts, and many others -- without you having to spend hours reading your child's messages.

Bark supports dozens of popular social media platforms, along with email, and text messaging.

Children spend an increasing amount of time socializing online. Unfortunately, new technology creates new risks. Parents need a smarter solution to help keep their children safe online without sifting through their social media feed or randomly grabbing their child's phone and scrolling through their messages.

You connect your children's accounts and we notify you if and when there's a potential issue. This approach helps to build trust and an open dialog with your family around internet safety.

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Store average score1.2Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text

Synced text average1.2Average computed only from synced review bodies below

Reviews with text118Synced review bodies

Total ratings / reviews151Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

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Patrick Tiger Wang2021年2月26日

Really bad, doesn't allow kids to do anything.

FLAMING OCTO BLOB2021年2月16日

I have read a ton of the comments and can understand what these people are coming from. they have every reason to be mad and disappointed in there parents. that does not make the app totally unless though. in my situation, my parents have a problem with trust regarding to being on the computer when i'm in school and i'm going through a difficult time with them. I think that monitoring my online activity will help resolve an otherwise unresolvable situation. you may continue to hate on this app, but only if you had a bad experience with it yourself. And Medziaga, please try to understand the situation from others point of view before judging them for thier need to share thier experiences and make it so no one has to go through it themselves. you are probably just some helicopter parent yourself and from now on you shall be known as Karen. THE E-KARENS HAVE RISEN. GRAB YOUR CHILDREN AND GET TO CANADA, WERE EVERYONE IS NICER

Itsumi {The Fourth Follower}2021年2月10日

I read through a couple of the reviews, and my problem is simple: I have to go to the desktop to download/install it for it to work on mobile, and yet it still doesn't allow me to scroll Google without breaking itself every tap and swipe. I understand that these reviews are mainly from school-enforced downloads, but I just want it to work and not have a nervous breakdown every new pixel it generates.

Levi Hughes2021年2月3日

App is broken and doesn't work well it mis represents itself and doesn't help me as a parent at all.

justin fiallo2021年1月21日

The extension is invading our privacy. Isn't there a human right about this or something. As well as there's a virus that comes with it. Also it has reported to sell your information while using extension.

dracoo2021年1月11日

Its super bad and should not exist all it does is take up your space and gives you a virus my school removed it because it gave all the computers a virus it should be removed from the web completely do not download this it gives away all your information

Kayleigh Brigola2021年1月2日

To all the parents calling us immature children: Oh please, We all have our own opinions and so do you. Just as we are sharing ours, you are as well. Our feelings are still valid even though we are still kids. The Parental restrictions on this app are insane and are invading my privacy, causing my mental health to suffer. Parents just need to learn the word "privacy" and we would be golden. I don't want my mom reading all of my private convos because they are PRIVATE. Private convos should stay private. You just need to let your kid know that if they ever feel uncomfortable with something on the internet then they should come and tell you. You shouldn't rely on some (sorry to say) easily hackable app to tell you more than what your kid is comfortable with you knowing. And, To be honest, If they aren't uncomfortable with it why does it matter. We are WAY more tech savvy than you probably are and we do find ways around it. Chances are, if you talk to your kid about something that the app notified you about then i will probably drive a wedge in your relationship with your kid. If your kid's message is flagged as "depression" and their talking about their mental health to someone who is really listening then please leave it alone. They will only stop taking to the person that they were relying on and their mental health could get even worse by not having an outlet. Well, That concludes my rant I know that it was really long but I feel like it had to be said. I am speaking from my experience and my experience only so please don't tell me "Well my kid, bill, feels much safer now" or " My daughter, Emma, was really grateful". Thank you for your time. (I hope this message isn't going to be flagged... I tried really hard to use non-triggering words)

Aspen B2020年12月21日

I get that this is for schools and parents to monitor. But personally, this was from school. It downloads itself to my PERSONAL email and devices. It's literally looking at my personal email for my business and it doesn't make me feel safe in the slightest. And I can't even remove it from my personal devices. I was like "Okay, it checks for inappropriate things" Which would HAVE to look at everything else you search and look at. But when it said "Knows your email address" Wouldn't it apparently know your password too because it's moderating? I'm fine with it being on my school email. But the line is where it is in my PERSONAL email too. If theres a way to remove it from my personal devices, let me know, because this is not okay. - Sophomore

Sam Horrocks2020年12月18日

absolute dog

AI product read

Parental monitoring Chrome extension that tracks children's web browsing activity and Google Gemini AI interactions, sending the data to Bark's backend for content safety analysis

Helps parents monitor their children's online activity for safety risks (cyberbullying, sexting, depression signals, suicidal thoughts) without manually reading through their messages or social media feeds

1. Parent installs Bark for Chrome on child's Chrome browser (child must be signed into Chrome with Google account). 2. Extension monitors all tab navigations and sends URL/title data to Bark's backend API. 3. Extension also intercepts Gemini AI prompts by monkey-patching XMLHttpRequest on gemini.google.com. 4. All data is tagged with the child's Chrome profile email (via chrome.identity). 5. Bark's backend analyzes content for safety concerns and notifies the parent via the Bark service/parent app.

Target users: Parents who want to monitor their children's online browsing activity / Families using the Bark parental monitoring service

Cannot verify whether Bark's backend API rejects or processes data from accounts without active paid subscriptions
The extension has a very small codebase (5 text files) which limits the surface area for hidden features
No UI code present - the extension operates silently in the background with no popup or options page

Monetization

No paid features detected

The extension source code contains no payment processing, subscription tiers, premium feature gating, billing APIs, or upgrade UI. All keyword matches for 'paid' were false positives (matching 'prototype', 'production', 'provider', etc.). The extension is a pure monitoring agent that sends browsing and Gemini prompt data to Bark's backend. Bark.us as a destination service is known to operate on a paid subscription model for parents, but the extension itself does not enforce or gate any functionality behind a paywall.

Confidence: 80
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: Yes
Reason: The extension uses chrome.identity.getProfileUserInfo() to retrieve the Chrome user's email address (monitor.js lines 107, 144; watchdog.js lines 29, 50). If no email is found, the extension silently returns without sending any data (monitor.js line 108, 146). This means the Chrome browser profile must be signed into a Google account for the extension to function. The email is sent as an X-Bark-Email header to Bark's backend API. The extension itself has no login UI; it relies entirely on the Chrome profile's Google account.

Permission risk

Medium-risk permissions

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Publisher

Bark

Brandon Hilkert

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +19493719176
Address: 695 N Kays Drive STE 4 Kaysville, UT 84037 US

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