Kids' Device Guide
Monitored watch, no camera

Bark Watch

Bark · Smartwatch · Prices from Bark (Sept 2026) · check below for today’s

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$0

upfront; watch financed monthly

~$15

/mo to start

Pricing: Per Bark, there's no separate upfront cost when you buy from Bark: the watch is about $10/mo for 24 months, plus a required Bark service plan at about $15/mo, which includes cell service and Bark Premium monitoring. Bark says watches bought from it have a 60-day money-back guarantee (plan payments aren't refunded), and that cancelling after 60 days means paying off the rest of the watch. Prices change often, so confirm the current price at Bark. Checked September 2026.

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Pros & cons

Pros

  • No camera, browser, games, or social media apps, per Bark
  • Per Bark, its monitoring scans texts and alerts parents to concerns like bullying
  • Talk and text, with optional parent approval of contacts, per Bark

Cons

  • Needs Bark's service plan; per Bark, cancelling after 60 days means paying off the rest of a watch bought from Bark
  • Per Bark, the emergency call goes to 911, not a parent, and the current watch doesn't send alerts for saved places

Setup guide

Per Bark, contact approval is optional on the current watch: turn on Require contact approval in the Bark app to limit it to approved and emergency contacts. Bark says its emergency call goes to 911 and it doesn't send alerts for saved places, so check its location on the map in the Bark app.

How to talk to your child

Tell your child: 'This watch lets you call and text us, with no internet, games, or social media.'

Verified from official sources

Bark, official Bark Watch page and help center

Bark confirms no camera, browser, games, or social media apps; talk and text on Bark's own service with optional contact approval; monitoring of texts; and an emergency call to 911, with the watch financed over 24 months plus a required $15/mo plan.

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