moss vs Bloom
A steel NFC card ($39) or magnetic pod ($59) with a free app. iPhone and Android.
Checked 11 November 2026 against Find Your Bloom LLC's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What Bloom is
Bloom sells a wallet-sized stainless steel card for $39, a magnetic pod for $59 and a set of both for $69. The app is free with no subscription. You tap to block and tap to unblock, or use schedules. It has 5-minute breaks, a Strict Mode, a friends leaderboard for focus streaks and a Child Mode in which only a parent's card can change settings. It works on iPhone and Android.
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 | Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Card $39, Pod $59, Set $69 |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | None |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | iPhone and 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 | Tap the card or pod. Schedules |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | Tap the card or pod |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | 3 emergency exits, plus one more each month. 5-minute breaks |
| 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 | Friends leaderboard for streaks, and a Child Mode controlled by a parent. No shared household sessions |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | Not stated by Bloom |
Where Bloom is better
- 30-day returns.
- Works on Android.
- The $39 card is the cheapest branded hardware among the big names.
- Child Mode, if you want to hold the key to a child's phone.
- A leaderboard, if competing with friends motivates you.
Where moss is better
- Households lock together as equals: shared schedules, one-tap sessions and a view of who is in.
- Choose a stone that stays at home, a card for your wallet, or both.
- Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones.
- Three emergency unlocks every month, not one.
Who should pick which
Pick Bloom if
You want a card you carry, you use Android, you want parental control over a child's phone.
Pick moss if
You want the key to stay in one place at home and you want the people you live with to put their phones down with you.
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.
