Comparison
BobbyBrowser vs GoGuardian
GoGuardian and BobbyBrowser look similar from the outside — both monitor student web activity. They differ in three big ways: (1) BobbyBrowser is a real native browser with cross-OS support, (2) BobbyBrowser ships an AI tutor designed to refuse essay-writing, and (3) BobbyBrowser's privacy story is built on never identifying which external app a student switched to.
| Feature | BobbyBrowser | GoGuardian |
|---|---|---|
| Managed student browser | Yes | Chrome extension |
| Cross-OS native (Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) | Yes | Via extension/agent |
| Per-assignment AI policy | Yes | No |
| Built-in AI tutor (Socratic, refuses to write essays) | Yes | No |
| Live Google Docs writing feedback | Yes | No |
| AI tool firewall (with proxy bypass blocking) | Yes | Limited |
| CIPA filter with auth-domain bypass | Yes | Yes |
| AI-writing detection | Yes | No |
| We never identify the app a student switched to | Yes | No |
| Privacy by construction (no ad-tech, no AI training on student data) | Yes | Mostly |
| School & district pricing transparent | Free pilot + sales | Sales-only |
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Why teachers switch
- BobbyBrowser is a real native browser, not a Chrome extension that breaks every Chrome update.
- Teachers get an AI tutor and a teacher dashboard in the same product — no second SaaS.
- Per-assignment AI policy lets one period use Bobby, the next ban it entirely. GoGuardian's controls are coarser-grained.
- Real-time writing feedback inside Google Docs catches outsourcing live, not at grading time.
- Privacy by construction: we never log which external app a student switched to — only focus/blur timing.