Aura vs Bark Parental Control App Review: Which Is The Best For Your Family?

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Aura vs Bark Parental Control App Review: Which Is The Best For Your Family?

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When it comes to Aura vs Bark parental control app, there's a clear winner: Aura
Aura ranked #1 in our tests when it came to overall best parental control software while also providing the most thorough dark web monitoring, 24/7 expert customer service, and the highest theft insurance coverage.
By the end of this video, you'll know which parental control software works best to keep your family safe. Between Aura Parental Controls vs Bark, I trust Aura for my family.
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But first - why should you listen to me?
About Me & Home Security Heroes 🦸
I’m part of a team of 9 online security experts with 40+ years of combined experience. We extensively test identity theft protection solutions to empower people with information on staying safe online. We also create educational content to help you avoid scammers and fraudsters.
Aura is for you if:
✅You want comprehensive content filtering options, including different filter levels across apps, websites, and streaming services for each family member.
✅You want to be able to completely pause the internet.
✅You want to clearly understand your child’s internet habits, so you want to be able to view how long your child was online, how long they were on each app, etc.
✅You’re looking for parental controls that are extremely hard to get around.
✅You want excellent customer service available 24/7/365, connecting you to a real-life human in seconds.
✅You’re looking for a whole suite of digital products that protects your whole family against identity thieves and bad actors online.
Bark is for you if:
❌You’re looking for a service that monitors rather than completely blocks the things you don’t want your little ones to see.
❌You don’t need the ability to shut off the internet completely.
❌You have older kids, so you need less detailed usage analysis like your kid’s search history.
❌You have kids that are unlikely to quickly figure out how easy it is to get around Bark.
❌You’re okay with limited customer service only available over chat and email.
❌You only want parental controls, and you’re happy to pay extra for separate services to keep the rest of your family safe.
The team at Home Security Heroes recommends Aura for ultimate security. While Aura offers award-winning protection for your kids, it’s an all-in-one digital solution for the entire family. Combine top-notch identity theft protection with superior credit monitoring to keep all your loved ones safe.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Aura vs. Bark Overview
00:42 Bark vs Aura Parental Controls Features
02:32 Usage Analysis, Monitoring & Alerts
03:22 Installation and Ease of Use
03:54 Customer Support
04:47 Digital Security
05:13 Final Verdict: Is Aura better than Bark?
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@homesecurityheroes 9 ай бұрын

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@daltonrichardson5833 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the detailed comparison. Going with Aura. Seems like the right choice for a teenager.

@forusonly.freedomisawesome3639 Ай бұрын

One issue only here. You absolutely CAN block Internet with BARK.

@homesecurityheroes Ай бұрын

yes, it has a one push 'disable internet' button. you are right - thank you for noting this. amended in an upcoming vid :)

@anthonyayo6525 17 күн бұрын

I didnt like how I had to install Bark on a home PC and that’s when the device would check in and alert the devices issues. I also COULD NOT STAND that it was constantly asking for the passcode to allow the sync to occur. Does Aura need a home PC to run as a main hub and will it constantly prompt for the passcode when sending/syncing data? This is for iOS (iPads) by the way.

@svf76 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate the time you took to present the two apps, however it seemed to me that you were more biased towards Aura. Do you represent them or have they requested you to promote them? Did you use the same equal incentive to research these two apps together, without a bias? You mention that you are part of a team on 9 online security experts? What are the credentials that make you an expert and who are the other 8? I ask all these questions because I really am looking to find out by doing my own research what would be a better choice between the two apps, but so far I feel I could not fully rely on this video to make a decision, since I found things might be missing. Might have to keep researching ... I guess.

@homesecurityheroes 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and the informed skepticism, it will keep you safe. More info on our business model and team here: www.homesecurityheroes.com/our-testing-process/ www.homesecurityheroes.com/about/

@xxthursday09xx Ай бұрын

Can aura or bark completely block the use of a browser? So block Firefox, Chrome, brave.... Anything like that? Can it also block the ability for the kid to download apps?

@digitaltamer 22 күн бұрын

I am researching to find the right app for my daughter's first phone. You can really feel the affiliate in you for this video. I have no problem with someone being an affliate, but I still want an less biased opinion. You completely ignored text message monitoring because Bark offers some monitoring while Aura doesn't offer it at all. That's a huge feature. Which means I can't really trust any of your videos since you are leading with your pocket.

@homesecurityheroes 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. New comparison video is coming soon that will be more nuanced and balanced. Best of luck finding the right fit for your family!

@bloo2005 20 күн бұрын

hi. will mspy work with aura simultaneously?

@homesecurityheroes 4 күн бұрын

It should. We have since re-tested all of these apps and, while mSpy is the 'least bad' aggressive parental control app, I'd still caution against it. Our conclusion: "Honestly, this isn't a parental control app. This is spyware. You're not setting screentime limits or blocking harmful content. You're full-blown spying, and I'm not sure I trust the company. They use strange grammar, as if English isn't the marketing team's first language. And having to jailbreak your child's phone to use all services doesn't seem like a good idea security-wise."

@T-kind 8 ай бұрын

Great vid! Audio is a bit low.

@homesecurityheroes 7 ай бұрын

Thank you - should be improved in newer vids 🙂

@bcarroll03 6 ай бұрын

I just purchases Aura. My kid can just disable any blocked websites toggling the VPN, the app doesn't inform me when he does this. The program frequently disables apps and internet even when the time limits are not reached. It's also far less feature rich than Circle, it feels like a ghost app. I can't speak for Bark but jeez Aura is a pain. They did refund me very quickly though, Emily was great.

@homesecurityheroes 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Sorry that there was such a gulf between Circle and Circle + Aura. I'll be addressing this in an upcoming video.

@laurayeh2246 5 ай бұрын

Did you find anything that works? We use Norton family controls and my son can easily disable it. He does a lot of coding, so I need something robust enough that he can't disable it.

@monamarie1984 Ай бұрын

@@laurayeh2246if you're kid is tech savvy... He's probably going to be able to get around it. I have a student like that. 😂😂

@onionpeeler2023 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review, does Aura provide any use cases or capabilities in using these features to help secure the elderly?

@homesecurityheroes 9 ай бұрын

I don't believe Aura has documentation for this, but I do know people who use parental controls for their elderly parents. This AARP article explains some of the ways they can be used to reduce the risk of elder fraud: www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/info-2019/limiting-digital-access.html

@onionpeeler2023 9 ай бұрын

@@homesecurityheroes thank you

@burlyn88 3 ай бұрын

Does either one allow the parents to block or heavily monitor texts conversations between your xhild and a specific friend? We want to give a certain amount of freedom but there may be a friend or two we eant to watch out for. One is a kich older kid who may try to start something romantic with our kid. Thoughts?

@homesecurityheroes 2 ай бұрын

If you really wanted to monitor conversations in great detail, you might consider mSpy. It's an invasive software but it will track everything your child is doing.

@peterfreeman6990 2 ай бұрын

@@homesecurityheroes mspy is so difficult to get up and running, also doesn't allow to track apps