moss vs Covenant Eyes
Reports your device activity to someone you choose, and blocks porn sites. $18 a month.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Covenant Eyes's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Covenant Eyes is
Covenant Eyes is accountability software, not a screen time limiter. Device activity and blurred screenshots are reported to an "ally" the user chooses, and porn domains are blocked. It works between adults as well as between parent and child. It costs $18 a month, $198 a year or $950 once for life, and covers unlimited devices for up to 10 people in a family. It runs on iPhone, Mac, Android and Windows. Covenant Eyes says that on iPhone its screenshot accountability works only in Safari.
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 | Covenant Eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | $18 a month, $198 a year, or $950 once |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes, or a lifetime purchase |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | iPhone (iOS 15.1+), Mac, Android and Windows. Not Chromebooks, Kindle or smart TVs |
| 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 | It does not lock apps. It blocks porn domains and reports activity |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Allow and block lists |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Nothing is locked for a set time |
| 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 | An ally you choose sees an activity report and blurred screenshots |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | No key: a person you nominate |
Where Covenant Eyes is better
- It deals with what is viewed, not only for how long.
- A human accountability partner, with check-ins and chat.
- Covers computers as well as phones.
Where moss is better
- Nobody sees your screen. With moss app choices and usage never leave the phone.
- It covers any apps you choose, for hours you choose.
- Locking needs no subscription. moss is US$49 once, against $198 a year.
Who should pick which
Pick Covenant Eyes if
You want another person to see what you view, as a way to stop viewing it.
Pick moss if
You want time off your phone with the people you live with, and you do not want anyone to see your activity.
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.
