moss vs Stay Focused
An Android blocker with a Strict Mode, per-app limits and Shorts and Reels blocking.
Checked 11 November 2026 against INNOXAPPS LLP's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Stay Focused is
Stay Focused is an Android app and website blocker. It has a blocklist with schedules, daily limits, location blocking and keyword blocking, a Pomodoro timer, and blocking for Shorts and Reels. A Strict Mode locks the blocklist. Google Play lists it as free with ads, and with in-app purchases of $0.49 to $99.99 per item.
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 | Stay Focused |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Free with ads. Google Play lists in-app purchases of $0.49 to $99.99 per item |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Not stated |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Android |
| 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 | Blocklist with schedules, daily limits, location and keyword blocking. Strict Mode |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Wait for the schedule or limit to reset |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | 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 Stay Focused is better
- It works on Android, which moss does not.
- It blocks Shorts and Reels, and filters by keyword.
- Blocking that follows your location.
- It is free to start.
Where moss is better
- It works on iPhone.
- No ads, and locking is free.
- A physical key. Unlocking always needs the stone.
- Households can lock together and see whose phone is down.
Who should pick which
Pick Stay Focused if
You use Android and want limits, keyword filters and short-video blocking in one app.
Pick moss if
You use an iPhone and want the off switch to be an object in another room.
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.
