moss vs Brick Night
A $129 Bluetooth beacon from Brick that blocks apps in your bedroom during set hours.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Brick LLC's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Brick Night is
Brick Night is a separate product from Brick, launched in late October 2026 at $129. It is a Bluetooth beacon for the nightstand, with no tapping. You choose apps, a space of up to 25 by 25 feet and a time window. While you are in that space during those hours your apps stay blocked, and they unblock when you leave the room or the window ends. It runs on two coin batteries, uses the same free Brick app and works without owning a Brick.
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 | Brick Night |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | $129 |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | None |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Same Brick app: iPhone (iOS 18+) and Android (12+) |
| 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 | Automatic: being in the room during your set hours |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Leave the room, or wait for the window to end |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Not stated by Brick for Night sessions |
| 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 | Several people can use one beacon, each with their own hours and settings. No shared view |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | Not a key: it works by presence |
Where Brick Night is better
- Nothing to remember. It locks by itself when you are in bed at the hours you set.
- Built for one job: phone use in bed.
- Works on Android.
Where moss is better
- A stone works anywhere and at any hour, not only in one room during one window.
- With moss the unlock is a deliberate walk to the stone. With Brick Night, walking out of the bedroom unlocks the apps.
- It costs far less: moss is US$49 against $129.
- Household sessions and the who is in view.
Who should pick which
Pick Brick Night if
Your only problem is scrolling in bed and you want it handled automatically.
Pick moss if
You want one thing that covers dinner, work and bedtime, and you want the people you live with to join in.
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.
