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Bark: Great pros, found fast
Bark.com · 180 ratings · ★ 4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 9 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"calls"
7 negative reviews mention this · 78% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"emails"
4 negative reviews mention this · 44% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"texts"
4 negative reviews mention this · 44% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Inundated with Spam Calls. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the sam…" - CircaSurvivor91
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"bark"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"hours"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"bombarded"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"work"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"service"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Full of scams!. My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating. Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects,…" - Sammy22983
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"calls emails"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
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"spam"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Inundated with Spam Calls. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the sam…" - CircaSurvivor91
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"multiple"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Inundated with Spam Calls. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the sam…" - CircaSurvivor91
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"account"
3 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Inundated with Spam Calls. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the sam…" - CircaSurvivor91
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Crooks/scammers Don’t use them as well as Apple Cash not refunding the scam suing both
If I couple give negative stars would they don’t get the ppl they allow on and I was scammed no refund and they have all my info Apple Cash also crooks as they denied appeals w proof
Full of scams!
My experience using Bark to find professionals for my project has been incredibly frustrating.
Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects, engineers, or design professionals. Many had little to no verifiable credentials, no professional websites, no license information, and no clear way to validate who they actually were.
Instead of connecting me with qualified professionals, it felt like my contact information was simply distributed to anyone willing to pay for leads. I spent more time screening questionable contacts than actually moving my project forward.
For anyone looking to hire an architect, engineer, or other licensed professional, I strongly recommend independently verifying licenses, checking references, reviewing previous work, and confirming insurance before sending money to anyone.
Based on my experience, Bark generated a flood of unsolicited contacts but very little confidence that the people reaching out were legitimate, qualified professionals. I would not use this service again for a project requiring licensed expertise.
Within hours of submitting my request, I was bombarded with more than 20 calls, emails, and text messages from people claiming to be architects, engineers, or design professionals. Many had little to no verifiable credentials, no professional websites, no license information, and no clear way to validate who they actually were.
Instead of connecting me with qualified professionals, it felt like my contact information was simply distributed to anyone willing to pay for leads. I spent more time screening questionable contacts than actually moving my project forward.
For anyone looking to hire an architect, engineer, or other licensed professional, I strongly recommend independently verifying licenses, checking references, reviewing previous work, and confirming insurance before sending money to anyone.
Based on my experience, Bark generated a flood of unsolicited contacts but very little confidence that the people reaching out were legitimate, qualified professionals. I would not use this service again for a project requiring licensed expertise.
Inundated with Spam Calls
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE. I immediately started getting blasted with spam calls, emails, and texts late at night and during normal working hours. And it’s not just one call, it’s 3 with voicemails then multiple texts; all from the same number in the span of 10 minutes. I’ve had 4 different “providers” go through the same routine in less than 5 hours of having an account. Deleted and staying far away.
Spam spam spam spam spam
This app subjects you to NONSTOP SPAM CALLS and emails. Horrible. Run away.
Worthless app
Constant error message make it impossible to actually connect with anything you are looking for.
Spam Calls & Account Difficulty
Horrible experience, spam calls, texts, voicemails all the time before I even laid out my project goals. What happened to in-app messaging? The fact that these issues persist is a big indicator that the Bark team has their work cut out for them. So get to it because this app definitely needs work.
Worst. App. Ever.
Signed up to find an animator. Like the other reviewer stated, I was immediately bombarded with dozens of calls, texts, emails. It was brutal.
Spamming Phone w/ Texts and Calls - Only signed up for 3-4hrs
I signed up 3-4hrs ago they already spammed my phone with multiple texts and calls. I’m a Nurse working for a hospital with 4 kids and a whole bunch of health issues in the home. I cannot afford to pick up or view texts every 5 minutes especially while with a pt and I have too many urgent or super important calls I can’t afford to miss regarding the house work or our health
I went to settings and it won’t even let you delete your account because there is no option
I went to settings and it won’t even let you delete your account because there is no option
Scam
Your phone will be bombarded with telemarketing calls. You will be contacted with irrelevant services. The same numbers call multiple time. I got over 20 calls within two hours after the request posted. Professionals should only contact via the app. Your information will be sold to third parties. This is a lead generating platform. One professional scammed me. Besides no action being taken for nearly three weeks the prices and services were not the same when we started as what was discussed. We discussed a monthly fee and it switched to an al a cart per service fee that was significantly higher. Time is of the essence and she wasted a month of my time. She could not perform what was agreed. She blamed me for her incompetency. I have documented pages that I did in fact communicate with her. She as too busy telling me what I wanted instead of listening to what I need. She just said what I wanted to hear to get money. You can’t trust the reviews on bark, bark will remove any negative reviews.
Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)