moss vs Norton Family
Web, time, search, video and location supervision. The price is not shown on its site.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Norton's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Norton Family is
Norton Family lets a parent supervise a child's Windows PC, iPhone or Android device: sites visited, search terms, time limits and schedules, apps and location, with 30 days of location history. It is a subscription with a 30-day trial, and the price is not shown on its site. Norton's footnotes say Mac is not supported, that not all features are available on all platforms, and that search and video supervision on phones needs the child to use Norton's own browser. Video supervision covers YouTube.com, not the YouTube app.
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 | Norton Family |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Not shown on its site |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes. 30-day trial |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Child Windows PC, iPhone and Android. Mac is not supported |
| 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 time limits, schedules and web rules |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | The parent sets the rules. The steps are not stated |
| 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 sees sites, searches, videos watched on YouTube.com, apps installed, time used and location |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | The parent's account |
Where Norton Family is better
- 30 days of location history for a child.
- Web and search supervision.
- Schedules set by the parent, on Windows PCs and Android as well as iPhone.
Where moss is better
- Nobody is supervised. With moss each person locks their own phone.
- The adults take part too.
- Locking is free. Household features are a paid add-on.
Who should pick which
Pick Norton Family if
You want to supervise what a child searches for and where they are.
Pick moss if
Your household wants phones down together and nobody needs supervising.
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.
