moss vs Gryphon
A mesh Wi-Fi router with a profile for each child, content filtering and internet schedules.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Gryphon Online Safety, Inc.'s own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Gryphon is
Gryphon is a mesh Wi-Fi router with parental controls built in. A parent uses the Gryphon Connect app to give each child a profile, filter content by age, schedule internet hours and pause the connection. It covers any device on the home network, with nothing to install on each one. The Atlas Max router is $599 per unit. A Premium Protection subscription is optional, and its price is not on Gryphon's site. Protection away from home needs a separate add-on called HomeBound+.
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 | Gryphon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Atlas Max router $599 per unit |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Optional Premium Protection. Price not on its site |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Any device on the home network |
| 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 | The parent sets internet schedules and filters for each profile, or pauses it |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | The parent unpauses or gives reward time |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Up to the parent |
| 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 | One-way: the parent with the admin app controls each profile. The listing mentions browsing history |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | The parent's admin app |
Where Gryphon is better
- One device covers consoles, TVs and laptops as well as phones.
- Nothing to install on each device at home.
- Content filtering by age.
Where moss is better
- moss locks chosen apps on the phone itself. Calls and the apps you left unlocked keep working.
- Nobody is in charge of anyone else's connection, and no browsing history is kept.
- It costs far less: moss is US$49 against $599.
Who should pick which
Pick Gryphon if
You want one set of rules for every screen on your home network, consoles and TVs included.
Pick moss if
You want specific apps gone from each person's iPhone for a while, by agreement.
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.
