moss vs Focus Bear
Habit routines plus site and app blocking across phone and computer. Pro is $9.99 a month.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Focus Bear's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Focus Bear is
Focus Bear combines habit routines with site and app blocking, and is aimed at people who struggle with focus. It runs on Mac, Windows, Android and iOS, and blocks unproductive apps and sites during deep-work time. The free Essentials plan blocks up to 5 sites and apps. Pro is listed at $9.99 a month with a 7-day trial and no card required, and adds unlimited blocking, adjustable strictness, cross-device blocking and accountability partner features.
What moss is
moss is an iPhone app that comes with a small physical stone. You choose the apps that distract you, tap your phone on the stone, and those apps stay locked until you tap the stone again. People who live together can link their phones to share schedules and put their phones down at the same time, while each person keeps control of their own phone. Locking is free in the app, the stone is a one-time purchase, and the household features are a paid add-on.
Side by side
| Feature | moss | Focus Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Essentials free. Pro $9.99 a month, with a 7-day trial |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes for Pro |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Mac, Windows, Android and iOS |
| How you lock | Tap the stone, or start from the app, a Shortcut, the lock screen or the Action Button. Schedules by day of week | Blocks chosen apps and sites during deep-work time |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Not stated |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Not stated |
| Locking together as a household | Yes, as a paid add-on. Shared schedules, sessions others join in one tap, a view of whose phone is down, a streak. Nobody controls anyone else | Accountability partner features in Pro |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | No key |
Where Focus Bear is better
- It blocks across phone and computer together. moss does not block computers.
- Morning and evening habit routines.
- It works on Android and Windows.
- A free plan to try.
Where moss is better
- Locking is free in the app, with a one-time hardware purchase, against $9.99 a month for full blocking.
- A physical key. Unlocking always needs the stone.
- Households can lock together and see whose phone is down.
Who should pick which
Pick Focus Bear if
You want routines and blocking across your computer and phone in one app.
Pick moss if
You want the phone out of the way at home, with no monthly bill.
Sources
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moss is a stone that locks the apps you choose.
Tap to lock, tap to unlock. One price, and locking needs no subscription.
