moss vs Blank Spaces
A text-list home screen for iPhone that also blocks apps until you breathe or do push-ups.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Ecstasis LLC's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Blank Spaces is
Blank Spaces is an iPhone and iPad app that turns the home screen into a text list of your key apps and blocks distracting apps on schedules or time limits. To get into a blocked app you complete a breathing exercise or push-ups, and its version notes also mention touching grass or entering a passcode. The listing says full access needs a paid plan. The App Store lists 1 Week at $1.99, 1 Month at $3.99, a Monthly Plan at $7.99, Yearly at $17.99 to $19.99 and Lifetime at $23.99 to $29.99. It needs iOS 18 or later.
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 | Blank Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | App Store lists Monthly Plan $7.99, Yearly $17.99 to $19.99, Lifetime $23.99 to $29.99 |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes for full access, with a lifetime option |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | iPhone and iPad (iOS 18+) |
| 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 | Schedules or time limits. Blocked apps are intercepted before they open |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | A breathing exercise or push-ups. Version notes also mention touching grass or a passcode |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | A passcode option. Other rules 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 | None stated |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | No key |
Where Blank Spaces is better
- A minimal home screen and blocking in one app.
- The unlock tasks work anywhere, with no object to carry or leave behind.
- There is nothing to buy beyond the app.
Where moss is better
- Unlocking always needs the stone. It cannot be done from the sofa.
- Locking is free in the app, with no subscription.
- moss runs on iOS 17. Blank Spaces needs iOS 18.
- Households can lock together and see whose phone is down.
Who should pick which
Pick Blank Spaces if
You want a plainer home screen and are happy with a short task as the price of opening an app.
Pick moss if
A quick task has not been enough, and you want the way back to be a walk to the stone.
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.
