moss vs Jomo
A software blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac with limits on how often you open apps.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Jomo SAS's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Jomo is
Jomo is a screen time app for iPhone, iPad and Mac built on Apple's Screen Time. It blocks apps, websites and whole categories, limits how many times a day you open an app, lets you earn app time by completing routines, and has a Strict Mode that locks your rules for a set number of days. Jomo Plus is listed on the App Store at $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year.
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 | Jomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Jomo Plus $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes for Plus |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | iPhone, iPad and Mac |
| 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, limits and sessions in the app |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | In the app, unless Strict Mode has locked the rules |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Depends on the rule you set |
| 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 | A family plan is sold. No shared household sessions |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | No key |
Where Jomo is better
- Covers iPad and Mac as well as the phone.
- Blocks websites and whole categories.
- Nothing to buy, carry or lose.
Where moss is better
- The unlock is an object somewhere else, not a setting on the same phone.
- One purchase to lock your own phone, no subscription.
- Households lock together.
Who should pick which
Pick Jomo if
You want one set of rules across your Apple devices.
Pick moss if
You want a lock that takes a walk to undo, and you want to pay once.
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.
