moss vs Hatch Restore 3
A $169.99 sleep clock with a sunrise light and sounds that blocks nothing on your phone.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Hatch's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Hatch Restore 3 is
The Hatch Restore 3 is a bedside clock with a sunrise light, a sound machine and an alarm. Hatch sells it at $169.99 as a way to build phone-free sleep routines. It comes with 30 days of Hatch+, the company's subscription. We could not verify the Hatch+ price, or what the clock does without it, on Hatch's own page. It replaces the phone as an alarm and wind-down device, and it does nothing to the phone itself.
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 | Hatch Restore 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | $169.99 |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Hatch+ exists, with 30 days included. Price not verified |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Not stated |
| 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. It replaces the phone as alarm and wind-down device |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Not applicable |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Not needed: nothing is locked |
| 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 per bedside |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | Nothing is locked |
Where Hatch Restore 3 is better
- A sunrise light and sounds give you something to do at night other than scroll.
- It takes over the alarm, the usual reason a phone stays by the bed.
- It works whatever phone you have, since it does not touch the phone.
Where moss is better
- It locks the apps. With a clock alone, the phone can still be in your hand in bed.
- Locking needs no subscription.
- It works in every room and at every hour.
Who should pick which
Pick Hatch Restore 3 if
You want a better way to fall asleep and wake up, and you will leave the phone outside the bedroom yourself.
Pick moss if
You want the apps locked at night, wherever the phone is. The two do different jobs and work together.
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.
