Does Bark monitor all Snapchat activity on a child's iPhone?
Bark isn't able to monitor some Snapchat activity, like private messages (Snaps). Fortunately, there are some alternatives that can monitor everything, including disappearing messages.
If you are trying to monitor your child's Snapchat activity on their iPhone, you might have tried using the Bark app. However, some parents discover that although Bark can monitor some Snapchat activity, it isn't able to monitor private messages between Snapchat users. This means that arguably the most problematic aspect of Snapchat isn't monitored by Bark. Fortunately, there are some alternatives to Bark on iOS that use different monitoring techniques, ensuring that Snapchat can reliably be monitored (even private/disappearing messages).
Because of privacy features on Apple iOS devices, and the specific technique Bark uses to monitor activity, it isn't able to monitor Snapchat private messages.
The only foolproof way to monitor Snapchat on a kid's iPhone is to use a monitoring app that records the entire screen.
Fortunately, monitoring apps like LivingRoom , which use screenshot-based monitoring, can capture Snapchat activity.
Alternatives to Bark that can monitor all Snapchat activity
There are a few parental control apps, like the LivingRoom app for Families , that capture all activity on an iPhone by periodically capturing screenshots of your child's entire screen. A parent can review these screenshots to see activity.
With screenshot monitoring, you can see all activity on Snapchat, including Snaps, private messages, activity with Snapchat's AI, what your child sees on Snapchat's discovery page, and much more.
Additionally, parents can create their own Snapchat account to monitor some (although not all) activity on their child's Snapchat account through Snapchat Family Center. If you decide to use this method only, you (as a parent) can't see the content of messages being sent, but you can disable some features, such as Snapchat's AI companion.
See our parents' guide to Snapchat for a full breakdown of what we recommend.