moss vs Yondr Pouch
A fabric pouch with a magnetic lock, built for schools and events, with no published price.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Yondr's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Yondr Pouch is
The Yondr Pouch is a fabric pouch with a magnetic lock. Your phone is sealed inside when you enter a phone-free space, you keep the pouch on you, and you tap it on an unlocking base outside that space to open it. Yondr publishes no price: its page asks you to request a demo, and it is aimed at schools, venues and organisations. The pouch does not block signal, so a phone inside can still ring or buzz unless it is switched off.
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 | Yondr Pouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Not published. Yondr asks you to request a demo |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Not stated |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | Any phone that fits. There is no app |
| 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 | The phone is sealed inside the pouch |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Tap the pouch on an unlocking base |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | None stated. You need the base |
| 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 | Built for groups at a school or venue, not for a home |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | The unlocking base |
Where Yondr Pouch is better
- It works on every phone, with no software at all.
- The whole phone is locked away, not a list of apps.
- The unlocking base sits somewhere else, usually with someone else, so you cannot let yourself out.
Where moss is better
- Calls, alarms, maps and the apps you did not lock keep working.
- It is made for a home: one stone, a free app and no demo request.
- 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically.
Who should pick which
Pick Yondr Pouch if
You run a school, venue or event and need every phone put away, whatever kind of phone it is.
Pick moss if
You want the distracting apps gone at home while the phone still takes calls.
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.
