Mossy vs Nela
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Mossy
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Meet Mossy, a hand-drawn focus companion who keeps you company while you get things done. Mossy turns focus time into a small illustrated world. Start a session, work beside a cozy little blob, and come back to gentle rewards. Built with ADHD brains in mind, and made for anyone who wants focus to feel less like a fight. FOCUS WITH A FRIEND ⢠Pomodoro cycles or a free count-up mode, your choice ⢠Mossy quietly keeps you company while you work ⢠A slide gesture ends the session, so one stray tap can't ⢠Your countdown lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Mossy right there BREAKS THAT BRING YOU BACK ⢠Finish a focus block and choose what feels right: keep going, or take a 2, 5, or 10 minute reset ⢠Gentle notifications tell you when it is time to return ⢠Starting the next focus is always the easy choice GENTLE REWARDS ⢠Finished sessions fill Mossy's bag with Shiny Pebbles ⢠Spend Pebbles in the Pebble Shop on hand-drawn decorations ⢠Make the room yours: rug, chair, plants, toys, wall art and more ⢠Every piece is original watercolor artwork, drawn by hand SMALL TASKS, REAL PROGRESS ⢠Pick one small thing to focus on ⢠Finish the task, earn the reward ⢠Today's totals and your streak, always in sight THREE HAND-DRAWN ROOMS (PRO) ⢠The original Mossy Nook, plus Brick Studio and Garden Room ⢠Every room has day and night artwork ⢠Pro replacement decor for every corner of the room AMBIENT SOUND ⢠Rain, Fireplace, Waves, and White Noise, free ⢠19 soundscapes with custom mixing in Pro SEE YOUR RHYTHM (PRO) ⢠Detailed statistics by day, week, month, and year ⢠Task-level insights and best-streak history CALM BY DESIGN ⢠No account, no sign-up, works offline ⢠Anonymous usage analytics only, with an off switch in Settings ⢠Your focus data stays on your device FREE & PRO The complete focus loop is free: timer, breaks, tasks, rewards, the Mossy Nook room, four sounds, a Home Screen widget, and your streak. Mossy Pro adds the extra rooms, all 19 sounds with mixing, custom focus cycles, advanced statistics, five app icons, and new room drops over time. Pro is a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Mossy is a small illustrated world that happens to help you focus. No guilt, no streak-shaming, no pressure. Just you, a soft little blob, and the next 25 minutes. Terms of Use: https://mossy-app.online/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mossy-app.online/privacy/
Nela
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Study with a little friend who grows with every session. Nela is a focus timer with a study pet. Start a session, put your phone down, and your little red panda sits down to study with you. When the timer ends, you earn coins, your bond grows, and sometimes your pet finds something in the world you explore together. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Start focus in one tap: Pomodoro, a timer or a stopwatch, with pause. ⢠Pick a subject and, if you like, a task from your to-do list. ⢠Put your phone down. The timer keeps running on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, even when you leave the app. ⢠When it ends, your pet asks whether you finished your task, and you collect your rewards. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS, IF YOU WANT Turn on Block distracting apps for a session and Nela uses Apple's Screen Time to keep the apps you choose away until it ends. It's a switch, never a requirement. SEE YOUR PROGRESS ⢠A daily goal, with today's focus time on Home and in a widget. ⢠Your days in a row, with a flame. Missing a day never takes away anything you've earned. ⢠Stats by day, week and subject, with your best day. ⢠Study quests with coins to claim: finish 3 sessions today, focus 2 hours this week, study 7 days in a row. ⢠Routines with gentle reminders for the study days you plan. A PET AND A WORLD THAT GROW ⢠Every session, your pet studies somewhere in its world, and each subject sends it to a different kind of place. ⢠Collect postcards and discoveries, and open new parts of the map. ⢠Spend coins in the shop on furniture, room styles and outfits, including a study corner. ⢠Ambient sounds for your sessions: rain for everyone, and campfire, breeze, night and lo-fi with Nela Plus. KIND BY DESIGN Your pet never gets sick or runs away. Ending a session early is allowed, and the time you focused still counts. No ads. NELA PLUS, IF YOU WANT MORE The timer, your pet, the shop, study quests and app blocking are free. Nela Plus adds: ⢠All 5 ambient sounds ⢠All 12 study routines, up to 3 at a time ⢠Double coins from every session ⢠Your full stats history ⢠Plus items and a daily deal in the shop Nela Plus is $3.99 a month, or $19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Prices may differ by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. PRIVATE ⢠No account needed to start. Your sessions and progress stay on your iPhone, with an optional backup when you sign in. ⢠You choose which apps to block. Nela never sees which ones they are, and doesn't read anything inside your apps. Nela is a study tool, not a medical or mental-health treatment. Available in English, Japanese, French, German, Korean, Portuguese and Hebrew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getnela.app/privacy
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Verdict
Mossy and Nela are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mossy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nela sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Mossy | Nela |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Claudiu Valentin Sararu | Kovacs Software Solutions |
In-app purchases
Mossy
- Mossy Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Mossy Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Mossy Pro Lifetime$24.99
Nela
- Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









