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BrightCanary

BrightCanary Comparison and Pricing

87% of teen phones are iPhones, and BrightCanary provides parents more supervision on iPhones. It also delivers the most coverage on the apps kids use most often:
95% of kids are on YouTube
67% on TikTok
62% on Instagram*
*According to Pew Research Teens & Tech 2022
For Android users -- BrightCanary can also monitor Android phones from a parent's iPhone or iPad.
How BrightCanary compares to competitors when kids are on Apple devices:
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
YouTube iPhone 95% of Kids are on YouTube
Searches ✓ No ✓ No
Videos / Shorts / Reels ✓ Subscriber videos only ✓ No
Posts ✓ ✓ No No
Comments No ✓ No No
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
Tiktok iPhone 67% of Kids are on TikTok
Direct Messages ✓ No No No
Videos / Shorts / Reels ✓ No No No
Posts ✓ No No No
Comments ✓ No No No
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
Instagram iPhone 62% of Kids are on Instagram
Direct Messages ✓ No No No
Videos / Shorts / Reels ✓ No No No
Photos ✓ ✓ No No
Posts ✓ ✓ No No
Comments ✓ No No No
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
Google iPhone 95% of Kids are on Google
Search ✓ ✓ ✓ No
Videos / Shorts / Reels ✓ ✓ ✓ No
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
Additional Features
Website Blocking ✓ Works well with Apple's free tools ✓ ✓ No
App and screentime limits ✓ Works well with Apple's free tools ✓ ✓ No
Location tracking ✓ Works well with Apple's free tools ✓ ✓ ✓
BrightCanary Bark Qustodio Life 360
Pricing
$49.99 / yr $99.99 / yr $99.95 / yr $99.99 / yr