# Bark for Professionals — user reviews > 615 indexed App Store user reviews of Bark for Professionals by Bark.com, rated 4.20/5 from 1,957 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-for-professionals/id1206370169/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-for-professionals/id1206370169.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,450 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 49 · 2★ 38 · 1★ 324 ## What do users think of Bark for Professionals? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great for getting clients - 👍 Easy to use - 🌟 Helped grow my business **Cons** - 💸 Expensive credits - 🚫 Fake or unresponsive leads - 🤖 Potential for scams - 🔍 Lack of lead verification - ❌ Poor customer service - 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent policies **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues on the app - Outdated or incorrect lead information **Most requested features** - Refund policy for unresponsive leads - Better lead filtering and verification - Improved customer support ## Newest reviews (18 of 615) ### 3/5 — Die App aktualisiert sich nicht richtig *2026-08-01* Die App ist grundsätzlich gut. Leider werden gesendete E-Mails nicht mit Datum angezeigt und die App aktualisiert sich nicht immer. Dadurch ist unklar, ob eine E-Mail an einen Kunden gesendet wurde. Das muss auf jeden Fall verbessert werden. **Developer response:** Es tut uns sehr leid, von Ihren Erfahrungen zu hören. Bitte wenden Sie sich an unseren Kundenservice, damit wir der Sache nachgehen und Ihnen weiterhelfen können. ### 3/5 — Pricing is too expensive for the ROI *2026-07-06, version 8.98.0* I use Bark for my catering lead. While I do get responses from clients that book, those are two few and far between. For every 10 clients, POSSIBLY one of them will respond to you. And then when you have a valid reason for looking for a refund, like a phone number being disconnected, getting a ongoing busy signal, etc., There’s no recompense so money is lost on that as well. ### 1/5 — 1 star- waste of business traders money *2026-07-04* I’m extremely disappointed with my experience using Bark. I spent over £200 on credits, trusting Bark’s advertising that leads would be genuine opportunities. Instead, I’ve found that many leads appear to have already found someone elsewhere before they’re even uploaded to the platform. On multiple occasions I’ve responded within seconds of receiving a lead. Bark even shows that I was the first professional to respond, yet I still receive messages saying the customer has already found someone. If that’s the case, the lead should never have been sold in the first place. What makes this even more frustrating is Bark’s credit refund policy. They advertise credit returns, but in reality they’ll often only refund credits if the customer never responds at all. If a customer replies saying they’ve already hired someone before the lead was uploaded, Bark still expects professionals to absorb the cost. That’s not a genuine business opportunity—it’s a wasted credit. As a small business owner, every pound matters. Paying for leads that were effectively dead before I even had a chance is incredibly disappointing and feels unfair. Bark needs to review how quickly leads are published and rethink its refund policy. If a customer has already hired someone before professionals have a realistic chance to quote, those credits should be refunded automatically. Until this issue is addressed, I can’t recommend Bark to other businesses. It has cost me money without providing the fair opportunities I paid for. Consider these facts before putting your hard earned money into bark **Developer response:** We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. Please contact our customer support team so we can look into this and help you. ### 1/5 — Waste of time and money *2026-07-03, version 8.98.0* Don’t waste your time and money on it. ### 1/5 — Poor quality leads *2026-07-01* We find the leads we pay for are not qualified and when we report this we just get a bad response, we are currently looking for a better platform to reach out to qualified customers as Bark are simply not improving and we are losing so much money in not being able to actually speak to the customers, or they are just not interested, money for old rope, perhaps we should set up our own system at least we would not pass on dead leads. You asked for a review now you have it, you should listen to complaints and improve your current poor service, we are not the only business who has this problem, as word goes around. **Developer response:** We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. Please get in touch with our customer support team so we can look into this and help you. ### 1/5 — Made me download the app to delete my account *2026-07-01, version 8.98.0* Never used the app, set up everything on desktop. Didn’t like that you have to pay for credits for the potential of lead / gigs. Sent a support email to delete account and they told me it had to be the app. When I told them I didn’t use the app and asked them to delete my account on their end they didn’t help just asked if I needed help. 🤷‍♂️ ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time & money *2026-07-01, version 8.98.0* No pictures are ever posted from the “clients” 90% of the time you don’t get a response or answer from the so called lead. They always have sales to buy credits. If you dispute the lead they won’t respond. I’ve Literally purchased leads within a minute of posting to be told they’ve already found someone or aren’t looking for any services that they just posted. ### 2/5 — Recent experience not as good *2026-07-01* I have been using BARK for about 3 years now and actually it’s really helped me build out a nice book of business. The reason for the low rating is that recently I feel like the lead quality has gone downhill significantly - and this is from someone who has had success on your platform before. I have had numerous instances where I number has been showing as being verified by BARK and then when I contact it there is no response to my emails but when I phone the line never gets picked up and just goes dead. I have asked the support team the question (they have previously been really really helpful) about what is classed as a verified phone number and have not been given a proper answer. It’s a disgrace that numbers are showing as verified but rhen a couple times when I have got in touch with the person they have told me they have no idea what BARK is and aren’t even searching for any services at the moment. This is worrying proactive as makes me doubt the honesty of the leads being generated as it’s showing as verified but the number doesn’t work or the person has no idea what BARK IS. Now this has only happened a couple of times but it makes me wonder how many times I am contacting someone and not getting a response - I’m then just assuming they don’t want my services but actually the number might not be right or they may have no idea what BARK is. This feels like poor business. Again, this is from someone who HAS had quite a lot of success with this great platform - but recently it’s not been as good. Don’t rely on this as your main lead source as the leads are incredibly expensive - depending on prices you may need to find yourself needing to convert 3/4 people in order to pay for contacting 10 leads which is a very high close ratio **Developer response:** We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. Please get in touch with our customer support team so we can look into this and help you. ### 1/5 — Business *2026-07-01, version 8.98.0* 80 % jobs request are fake, waste of money to buy credit for accepting job requests ### 2/5 — Too Expensive For The Poor Quality Of Leads *2026-06-30* 2/5 Stars Unfortunately, my experience with Bark hasn’t been a positive one. The biggest issue is the cost of leads compared to the amount of information provided. Many job requests contain only a brief description, making it difficult to determine whether the work is genuinely suitable before paying for the lead. I also believe clients should be required to include an estimated budget in every job post. This would help professionals decide whether the project is commercially viable before spending money to make contact. Another frustration is that many people appear to be looking for free quotes or general advice rather than actively hiring someone. As a result, professionals can spend a significant amount on leads with very little return. Bark has the potential to be a great platform, but it would benefit from stricter job posting requirements, more detailed client information, mandatory budgets, and better filtering to ensure professionals are paying for genuine opportunities rather than speculative enquiries. **Developer response:** We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. Please get in touch with our customer support team so we can look into this and help you. ### 4/5 — My $.02 *2026-06-30, version 8.98.0* I am a member of a New Jersey based cover band. Trying to get gigs at local bars and pubs is not always easy. The end goal was to book corporate and private events. Enter Bark. I had never heard of them but I got an email saying that a local retirement home was looking for musicians to play a gig. I thought it was spam, but looked into it anyway. After some research, I bought $100 worth of credits. After about a month of use, we got our first booking for a private show. Does it work? Yes. Will you book every client you contact? Absolutely not, but you miss every shot you don’t take. The one thing about bark is that you should only be charged credits if you get hired. It’s not perfect, but it worked for us. Your mileage may vary. ### 2/5 — Not so great *2026-06-30, version 8.98.0* I’ve been using Bark for almost 3 years. At the beginning the hit rate was about 50%. In the past few months, the leads are flooded with AI fakes. The cost went up while customer service is no longer helpful. Be aware. ### 1/5 — Fake *2026-06-29, version 8.97.0* All fake numbers i spent 350 dolars and no one answered ### 1/5 — Disastre *2026-06-23, version 8.97.0* I downloaded the app. I tried logging in and it kept sending me a “Magic Link” that never worked. It only set me up in a perpetual “Send Magic Link” Does not matter whether you try logging in with password or ‘passwordless’ it puts you in a loop. You can loose the possibility of literally thousands and thousands of dollars by not getting access to speaking gigs because the app will not let you sign. ### 1/5 — App review *2026-06-22, version 8.97.0* I spent £61.90 to get the contact details of two clients, and both of them disappeared; one of them didn't even reply to me anymore. There are so many fakes on these apps, and the prices they charge are absurd I'm disappointed. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-06-21, version 8.97.0* They will just take your money ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-06-18, version 8.97.0* I always wondered why I couldn’t get traffic on this app even though I directed people to my page. I followed the link my self and tried to schedule an event and the response was “this pro cannot accommodate your needs”. Feels class action worthy but I don’t even know that I have the energy. If somebody does file please let me know, or if I have some free time I might do it. Anyway going to use an LLM to make my own landing page. If you’re looking to generate traffic I’d suggest avoiding this penny pinching platform. ### 1/5 — 0% leads Guaranteed *2026-06-14, version 8.97.0* I would not recommend Bark to any professional or business owner. I paid $130 for what was advertised as a 70% guaranteed lead rate, yet I did not receive a single lead. After three weeks, I contacted customer service and requested a refund. Instead, I was told to wait another week. I waited, and still no leads. This service has not delivered what was promised, and I am requesting a full refund. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Scam not worth giving your details ad business and clients *2026-08-05, version 8.100.0* They sell normal queries from normal people or made up as leads for expensive credits not sure how come no one reported them to ASIC - if someone from authority reading it could be worth investigating this business- thanks ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-07-26, version 8.100.0* The policy states that if you don’t get hired when you buy the starter pack there’s a money back guarantee however customer service denied that claim even after I sent in proof that 1 used all my credits to get 14 leads which are all still pending to this very day with zero response and their customer service is basically giving me tips on how to use my now non existent credits I can’t believe I fell for this scam and now it’s obvious all the leads on this platform are fake and I ignored all the red flags in hopes it’ll work out but it didn’t, thumbtack pro is way better option atleast they charge you only when the client replies. I would not recommend Bark at all I highly suggest anyone looking for real leads find a different alternative and do not make the mistake I made ### 1/5 — Scam app *2026-07-25, version 8.100.0* Bark is 100% scam. They make you spent a lot of money on leads just to sent fake possible clients. 3 different customers requested a quote saying that they have a big project with 14 properties to clean but before you can get the done you need to make a deposit to get access to their security lockbox (doesn’t this sounds stupid) Don’t waste your money and time with this scammers ### 1/5 — Not enough vetting for potential leads *2026-07-23, version 8.100.0* The design of this platform creates far too many false leads. I might get to quote 1 out of 5 leads that I bark at making each quote 100-200NZD. A simple way to solve this issue would be to add an extra step where leads must accept your bark before taking your credits so you can at least be sure they are serious about wanting a quote. I would have liked to leave this feedback with bark however their feedback form does not let you type anything in to it. A bit frustrating when they email you asking for feedback regularly (about once a week). They do have a credit return policy however if you don’t have any evidence of unresponsive leads etc, they will not refund you. Use with caution. ### 1/5 — Pathetic *2026-07-16, version 8.99.0* Never got any leads or responses Looks fake Sometimes leads information not correct They just take your money and you don’t get anything It’s a scam Don’t waste your money on it. ### 1/5 — ONE STAR - after several years of business and 5* reviews on platform *2026-07-16* ⭐ One star — expensive leads, poor support and account restricted without proper evidence I had used Bark for several years through one business account. I later changed the email address on that same account to reflect a change in my business branding. Bark suddenly restricted my account, claiming that I had multiple accounts. I explained clearly that I had only one account and asked them to identify the alleged duplicate. They provided no account details or evidence. Instead, I received a generic message saying the matter had been escalated to another team. Th happened at a critical time and cost me an important business opportunity. A platform selling business leads should investigate properly before removing a professional’s access. I have also found Bark leads expensive for the value received. Professionals pay upfront simply to access contact information, but Bark’s own policy says credits are normally not returned when the customer does not respond or hires someone else. Even when a return is approved, the customer receives platform credits rather than their money back. This puts most of the financial risk on the small business purchasing the lead. Their published information also appears inconsistent. The Help Centre currently says credit-return requests can be made within 14 days, while the formal terms state seven days. Credits can expire, and Bark’s terms allow credit prices to be changed at its discretion. After years as a customer, I expected a proper explanation, evidence and a prompt resolution—not an unsupported allegation followed by a generic response. Based on the high cost of leads, limited financial protection and the way my account was handled, I cannot recommend Bark to other small businesses. **Developer response:** We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. Please get in touch with our customer support team so we can look into this and help you. ### 1/5 — Nearly Phished, Denied a Refund, Locked Out of My Account *2026-07-10, version 8.99.0* Update (July 2026): After Bark publicly responded to this review asking me to contact support, I reached out again in good faith, believing my case would receive a fresh review. My initial response was AI-generated and requested information from a case that had already been reviewed. After providing the requested details, Bark reaffirmed it’s original decision: no refund, and my account would remain permanently locked because I disputed the charges through my credit card company. This experience left me with the impression that the public response was intended to acknowledge my review rather than reopen my case for meaningful consideration. I used Bark to generate leads for my coaching business and deeply regret spending money on the platform. To be fair, when I reported certain problematic leads, Bark did return credits according to its stated policy. However, that did not solve the underlying problem: many of the leads I paid for were low quality, unresponsive, or appeared to have little genuine interest in hiring a professional. Most concerning was that I was nearly phished by someone who contacted me through the platform. The experience raised serious questions about Bark’s lead verification process. In my experience, a “verified” lead is not necessarily a legitimate lead, nor does it provide meaningful protection against bad actors. After spending approximately $294 on credits, I concluded that the service did not provide the value that was advertised. I requested a refund and was denied. I then disputed the charges through my credit card company. After doing so, Bark permanently locked my account. What frustrated me most was that the financial risk seemed to fall entirely on the customer. If a lead is unresponsive, low quality, or even fraudulent, the customer is still out the money while Bark has already been paid. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend Bark. Between the low-quality leads, nearly being phished by someone who contacted me through the platform, being denied a refund, and ultimately being permanently locked out of my account, I would strongly encourage anyone considering Bark to steer clear and invest their marketing budget elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Fake Leeds *2026-07-10, version 8.98.0* Fake Leeds ### 1/5 — No transparency *2026-07-09, version 8.98.0* 90% of leads contacted had no clue they signed up for a contractor to contact them. A lot were not serious about getting work done. Then the others do give a single reply. ### 1/5 — Do not waste your money on this! *2026-07-05, version 8.98.0* 👎👎👎 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Successful business growth *2026-07-01, version 8.98.0* Since I have teamed up with bark I have nothing but good leads and great entertainment opportunities. Not all leads pan out, but the ones that do has been a pleasure to work with. Customer service and going that extra mile makes a big difference. Bark keeps me busy and new leads keep coming. Thank you Bark Team from Our Dance Place. ### 5/5 — Watch out for bogus listings *2026-06-29, version 8.97.0* Wasted a lot of money on listing for people looking for employment. Some listings are legit but there are a lot of fakes and if they don’t get back to you in time and tell you they’re just looking for a job or if you can’t obtain proof from the listing theyre looking for a job you will not get reimbursed so be careful buying leads ### 5/5 — Bark Review *2026-05-21, version 8.95.1* The worst part is being the first person to respond, spending money for the credits and someone else gets the job. unfortunately that’s the way businesses. All in all bar is pretty awesome. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-03-12, version 8.90.0* Really good for business use ### 5/5 — Mr Green *2026-01-29, version 8.88.0* Awesome app worth every penny Love it and would highly recommend it Cheers ### 5/5 — Next Level Life Coach *2025-12-13, version 8.84.0* Bark is an awesome platform for connecting clients to needed services. It is easy to use and quick to send information about clients you select. However, recently the app has signed in out but will not let me sign in; it only shows the prompts for signing up to use the service. As a result, I no longer have access to my leads through the app, only the browser. ### 5/5 — Leads *2025-11-25, version 8.83.0* I have managed to generate pretty good leads so far from bark! I would recommend it a thousand times for someone starting their cleaning business. You just need to be patient and consistent with bark it will actually pay back ! ### 5/5 — With Elevate Concierge *2025-11-16, version 8.82.0* We love using bark services & you just gotta keep going going and stay on top when the jobs post and don’t be scared to buy the credits so get on board now ### 5/5 — James from premier roofing & building services *2025-09-28, version 8.78.0* Hi guys bark has been great for me I work every day and some weekends have converted 10 to 12 leads in jobs very happy working with bark would like to recommend bark to professionals give it a ago it been great for me ### 5/5 — You’ve got to learn how to make it work *2025-09-09, version 8.75.0* It’s a learning curve to figure out how to make this platform work and even then that doesn’t work every time. You have to look at the ROI and even then it’s gotta be over a one to one ratio and sometimes it’s pretty close. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*