Comparison

The Circle Studio vs Moss

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Circle Studio

Manage your account, book classes, and stay connected with announcements and promotions. Easily message the studio for inquiries or to share updates. Access a public feed for all shared content.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class and event booking
  • Direct messaging
  • Public feed for announcements
  • Promotions and content sharing
Features
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The Circle Studio app makes it very easy for you to manage your Circle Studio account, book into our classes and events and keep in touch with us. You can easily message us if you have a question or want to share something with us. You can also follow our public feed to see any announcements we make, promos we run, or content we share.

About

Moss

This app helps you reclaim your time from endless scrolling by rewarding real-world movement with intentional digital usage. It fosters a healthier relationship with your phone by turning steps into 'Minutes Back' for guilt-free scrolling sessions.

Highlights
  • Convert steps to intentional scroll time
  • Create finite scrolling 'Windows'
  • Build healthier digital rhythms
  • Watch a private world grow with real-life time
  • Optional Screen Time tools
  • Choose personalized movement options
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MOSS Get your time back. The feed was never meant to end. MOSS helps you make scrolling feel like a choice again. Walk, move through the real world, and bring back time for the apps you enjoy. Your steps become Minutes Back, a small amount of intentional scroll time you can use without guilt. No streaks. No shame. No “you failed.” Just a calmer relationship with your phone. Walk outside. Get your time back. MOSS gives you a little time every day. Then, when you move through real life, you can bring more back. Use it for a deliberate scroll session, called a Window, instead of falling into an endless feed without noticing. Your time is still yours. MOSS simply helps you choose it. A living place, not another dashboard. Every walk quietly changes your world. Moss spreads across stone. Roots deepen. The ground becomes softer, greener, more alive. Growth appears slowly, mostly while you are away from the app. There are no points to collect. No virtual tree that dies when you have a bad day. No pressure to be perfect. Just a small living record of the time you made room for outside the screen. With a Moss Undergrowth subscription, you can: Turn real-world movement into intentional scroll time Create finite, conscious scrolling Windows Keep a daily amount of time that is already yours Build a healthier rhythm without hard blocks or guilt Watch a private world grow as you spend more time in real life Use optional Screen Time tools for extra structure Choose movement options that work for you MOSS REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION All MOSS features require an active Moss Undergrowth subscription: Yearly: $54.99 per year ($4.58 per month equivalent) Monthly: $17.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. MOSS is not a fitness app. It is not a productivity app. It is not a punishment tool. It is a quieter way back to your real nature. Walk outside. Get your time back. Terms of Use: https://virtualworldlc.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://virtualworldlc.com/privacy

Screenshots

The Circle Studio4 screens
Moss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Circle Studio at none against Moss's 2. The Circle Studio also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Moss's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moss sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. The Circle Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Circle Studio against 5.0 for Moss. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Circle Studio has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Circle Studio ships an update every 3 months, Moss every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
The Circle Studio versus Moss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Circle StudioMoss
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMomence, Inc.Virtual World LLC

Customer experience

The Circle Studio

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Moss

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Circle Studio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Moss

Subscriptions2
  • Moss Undergrowth$17.991 Month
  • Moss Undergrowth$54.991 Year

Questions

Is The Circle Studio free?
The Circle Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moss free?
Moss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Circle Studio or Moss?
The Circle Studio and Moss are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 22 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Circle Studio or Moss have ads?
Neither The Circle Studio nor Moss shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Circle Studio or Moss?
The Circle Studio ships an update every 3 months, and Moss every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Circle Studio was updated on October 8, 2026 and Moss on October 10, 2026.

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