moss vs FamilyTime
Parental control with ready-made dinner, study and sleep schedules, priced per child device.
Checked 11 November 2026 against AZIZOLIOUS LLC's own pages. We make moss, so we have linked every source below.
What FamilyTime is
FamilyTime is a parental control app with a parent dashboard and a child app, on iOS and Android. It has schedules, including a default dinner schedule, daily limits, app blocking, a web filter, location, an SOS button and teen driving alerts. It is priced per child device. On the day we checked, its site listed 1 device at $29 a year, 3 at $49 and 5 at $69, under a 45% off banner. App Store prices differ. The parent sees 30-day reports that include web and search history, contacts and chats on popular social media apps.
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 | FamilyTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$49 stone, free app | Listed at $29 a year (1 child device), $49 (3) or $69 (5) on its site |
| Subscription | None to lock your own phone. Household features are a paid add-on | Yes. 3-day trial |
| Works on | iPhone only, iOS 17 or later | iPhone, iPad 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 | The parent sets schedules, daily limits and app blocks |
| How you unlock | Tap the stone, in the app | The parent edits the limits in the dashboard |
| If you need back in | 3 emergency unlocks a month, refilled automatically | Up to the parent |
| 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-way: the parent sees app usage, web and search history, installed apps, location, contacts and chats |
| Whose key opens your phone | Only your household's own stone, card and sprigs unlock your phones | The parent's account |
Where FamilyTime is better
- A ready-made dinner, study and sleep schedule that the parent enforces.
- Location, geofence and speed alerts.
- Uninstall protection.
- Works on Android.
Where moss is better
- Dinner works differently with moss: everyone joins the session, parents included, and nobody's history is read.
- One purchase for the household, not a yearly price per child device.
Who should pick which
Pick FamilyTime if
You want to enforce a dinner or bedtime schedule on a young child's phone.
Pick moss if
You want phones down at dinner to be something the whole table does, not something done to the children.
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.
