Terrible Time The phone never worked the way advertised, couldn’t get anyone to fix it for months. Returned it and was still charged $125 and $59 repair fee. The phone that I sent back was in good condition, there was nothing wrong with it. The pictures they sent looked like the phone had been sanded with sandpaper. We did not do that. I didn’t realize I was leasing a phone. It was advertised as “free” when I signed up. It took over a mo for them to agree to refund my $125 but they are keeping the $59. What’s odd to me is they charged my acct $59 on 7/14 so they did receive the phone so why am I having to beg for a refund a mo later on a charge that should never have happened in the first place? This company is highly questionable.

This phone sucked and my child hated… This phone sucked and my child hated it. He used it for maybe a few weeks and then I asked if he wanted me to return it and he said yes. It was literally is perfect condition and always has its case on it. I get sent photos of it all scratched up front and back the funny part is the imei is on the back of the phone where they showed the photos.. not smart because that wasn't the imei of my phone. I demanded a refund, I doubt I get one. But I want others to know not to bother with this bs or their bs "customer service"

I purchased and installed Bark parental… I purchased and installed Bark parental controls for my pre-teen and have had nothing but issues with it. Half the time the app fails to monitor and report in with zero tampering by my child. Their iOS monitoring is a joke as it requires the computer monitoring the device to be connected to the same wireless network for any of the features to work. Children can too easily circumvent monitoring by making minor changes to phone settings outside of Bark. I canceled my annual subscription after only 3 months and they said the service wouldn't re-bill on the 1 year anniversary, but made ZERO offers to give a prorated refund. This app and it's company are a waste of time and money and do NOT keep my child any safer than leaving the phone wide open. It gives the parents a FALSE sense of security at best. If you truly want to keep your children safe, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SERVICE

Impossible to Cancel - Misleading Billing Practices I purchased a device with Bark parental control software pre-installed, but soon realized the extremely intrusive monitoring was not suitable for my needs as an adult user with Autism. When I attempted to cancel service through their website and app, I encountered constant runaround and deception from Bark representatives. No matter how many times I clicked "cancel account", Bark would claim there was a "technical issue" preventing cancellation and that I needed to contact support for help. When contacting support via email and phone, I was given circular explanations that made no sense and seemed intentionally confusing. Even after explicitly stating I wished to cancel service multiple times, Bark continued to bill my credit card monthly fees. When I disputed the charges, they tried claiming the recurring payments were somehow not under their control despite being the service provider. I filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau detailing Bark's misleading cancellation practices and inability to process a standard request to stop services. Other online reviews show I am one of many dealing with similar deceit from Bark when trying to end the account relationship. Unless major changes are made to simplify and properly respect cancellation requests from users, I cannot recommend Bark's parental control software due to their unethical business operations focused on stringing customers along rather than honoring basic consumer rights. Proceed with extreme caution or select an alternative provider.

Scam charges I returned the phones as requested by bark company to terminate services. The service was very glitchy and insufficient and over priced. After returning phones that were in good shape no scratches no damage nothing....bark emailed stating ill be charged 59.00 for repairs. There was no details regarding their fake allegations just a statement that I'll be charged. I immediately reached out to customer service they wanted details from me to understand why I felt I shouldn't be charged but could not come up with an itemized list of they fake alleged damages yo the phones. They did not respond to me after that but proceeded to try an charge my bank. SCAM ALERT!