moss vs Freedom
Blocks sites and apps on your phone and computer in one session. $8.99 a month.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Eighty Percent Solutions Corporation's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Freedom is
Freedom blocks websites and apps across Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Chromebook and Linux, and one session can cover all your devices at once. There is a free plan. Premium is $8.99 a month or $3.33 a month billed yearly, with a one-time Forever option. Locked Mode, which stops you quitting a session, is part of Premium.
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 | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Free plan. Premium $8.99 a month, or $3.33 a month billed yearly |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes for Premium, or a one-time Forever purchase |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Chromebook and Linux |
| 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 | Start or schedule a session |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | End the session, unless Locked Mode is on |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | None in Locked Mode until the session ends |
| 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 | None |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | No key |
Where Freedom is better
- It blocks your laptop too. A phone lock does nothing about the same site in a browser tab.
- Website blocking on desktop, including the whole internet.
- Works on nearly every platform.
Where moss is better
- The unlock is a physical walk, which is harder to argue yourself out of.
- One purchase.
- Households lock together.
Who should pick which
Pick Freedom if
Your distraction is on your computer as much as your phone.
Pick moss if
It is the phone at home that you want out of the way. The two work well side by side.
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.
