Comparison

Simple Refresh for Safari vs StopTheMadness Pro

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

Head to head
About

Simple Refresh for Safari

Automate webpage refreshing in Safari across iOS and macOS. Set custom intervals from 1 second to 10 minutes for individual tabs. Monitor live updates without manual intervention.

Highlights
  • Automatic page refresh
  • Customizable refresh intervals
  • Independent settings per tab
  • Live countdown timer
  • Efficient battery usage
  • Persists settings across sessions
Features
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Simple Refresh brings automatic webpage refresh functionality to Safari on iOS and macOS. Stop manually refreshing pages—let Simple Refresh do it for you. With an intuitive slider interface or direct input, set your preferred refresh interval from 1 second to 10 minutes and let the extension handle the rest. Each Safari tab maintains its own refresh settings, so you can monitor multiple pages simultaneously with different refresh rates. Key Features: - Automatic page refresh at customizable intervals (1s, 5s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, or any custom interval between 1s and 10m) - Live countdown timer shows time remaining until next refresh - Slider control or click-to-edit display for flexible input - Independent refresh settings for each tab - Visual "On" badge shows active refresh status - Settings persist across browser sessions - Efficient battery usage with smart refresh engine - Available in 27 languages - Works on both iPhone, iPad, and Mac Perfect for: - Monitoring live scores, stock tickers, and weather updates - Watching for content changes without manual refreshing - Development and testing workflows - Any webpage that updates frequently Simple Refresh focuses on doing one thing well: refreshing webpages automatically. No complex setup, no unnecessary features—just reliable, automatic refresh when you need it.

About

StopTheMadness Pro

This browser extension enhances your web browsing experience by preventing websites from interfering with standard browser functions and protecting your privacy. It offers a wide array of unique features to regain control over your online interactions.

Highlights
  • Prevent UI feature disabling (text selection, copy/paste)
  • Stop Google AMP and URL tracking parameters
  • Bypass URL shorteners and stop autoplaying media
  • Hide unwanted website banners and elements
  • Customize tab URL editing and font substitution
  • Run custom JavaScript and URL redirects
Features
Currently charting
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StopTheMadness Pro is a web browser extension that stops websites from making your browser harder to use, and it protects your privacy on the web. StopTheMadness Pro is not an ad blocker but rather a one of a kind extension with a huge number of unique features! Made by indie developer Jeff Johnson. The support link has documentation and my email address. StopTheMadness Pro includes extensions for Safari on iOS and iPadOS, Safari, Safari web apps, Chrome, and Firefox on macOS. StopTheMadness Pro is a major update to the beloved StopTheMadness extension, adding automatic iCloud sync of settings between all devices, as well as countless other new features and improvements. StopTheMadness Pro features: • Stop websites from disabling user interface features in your browser such as text selection, copy, cut, and paste, drag and drop, contextual menus, AutoFill, ⌘-key keyboard shortcuts, and 2-finger tap to open links in a new tab • Stop Google AMP • Remove URL query tracking parameters automatically • Stop clickjacking on Google Search, Gmail, Facebook, and DuckDuckGo • Stop hyperlink auditing (anchor "ping") • Stop tracking beacons (Navigator.sendBeacon) • Bypass well-known URL shorteners such as bit.ly, tinyurl, and t.co • Stop autoplaying audio and video • Always show Safari's native video controls, including Picture-in-Picture • Unmute videos automatically on first play • Auto-select video playback speed • Stop Safari from pausing audio in background apps such as Apple Music • Hide "Get the app" banners on Google, Google Maps, DuckDuckGo, IMDb, Quora, Patreon, Reddit, and Tumblr • Hide "Sign in with Google" on all websites • Hide "We'd like to send you some notifications" banners on many websites • Hide elements on web pages with a tap • Edit the tab URL in a large separate window instead of Safari's small address bar • Font substitution on websites • Website-specific CSS and JavaScript • Run custom JavaScript snippets at any time • Custom URL redirects • Stop losing characters in maxlength password fields • Force links to open in the current tab instead of a new tab, or force links to open in a new tab instead of the current tab • Force images to the front so you can drag, use the contextual menu, and save • Stop web animations • Stop websites from overwriting your system clipboard • Show the concealed password in password fields • Stop websites from disabling text replacements in Safari • Stop websites from changing the cursor and hiding the scrollbar • Stop the software keyboard from zooming in the web page • Stop websites from disabling pinch to zoom • Reload the web page on a timer • View and edit web page HTML • And many more!

Screenshots

Simple Refresh for Safari3 screens
StopTheMadness Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Refresh for Safari at $1.99 against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (82% vs 53%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Simple Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 and StopTheMadness Pro $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StopTheMadness Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheMadness Pro has 206 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Simple Refresh for Safari's written reviews are positive against 82% of StopTheMadness Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Refresh for Safari ships an update every 2 months, StopTheMadness Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Simple Refresh for Safari versus StopTheMadness Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Refresh for SafariStopTheMadness Pro
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.5 (24 ratings)4.7 (206 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews82.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24206 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#102 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WalkerJeff Johnson

Customer experience

Simple Refresh for Safari

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative39.3%

StopTheMadness Pro

All ratings204 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Simple Refresh for Safari

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Works effectively
  • 👍 Great for auto-refreshing
  • 👍 Useful for online training
  • 👍 Private and secure

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Latest update broken
  • 🐛 Start button not working
  • 🐛 Step backward after update
  • 🐛 Did not work
  • 🐛 No settings or management tools

StopTheMadness Pro

From 206 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Dramatically improves browsing experience
  • 🔒 Enhances privacy and security
  • 👍 Highly customizable and powerful
  • 💡 Innovative features not found in other extensions
  • ⭐ Essential tool for modern web browsing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy or unreliable behavior on some websites
  • ⚠️ Steep learning curve for advanced features
  • 💰 Expensive for a browser extension

Bugs and requests

Simple Refresh for Safari

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Latest update breaks functionality on iPad
  • Start button unresponsive after update
  • Extension stops working after a few hours
  • Extension stops working on iOS 17
  • Extension stops working after Safari updates
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  • Extension turns itself off randomly
  • Extension stops remembering scroll position
  • Extension automatically disables after first refresh
  • Extension resets to 60-second interval after disabling
  • Extension not working on M1 Mac with Safari 15
  • Extension disconnects when changing tabs
  • Extension stops working after OS reinstall
  • Extension not compatible with Safari 14 (initially)
  • Auto-refresh sometimes stops working
  • Extension disappears from Safari extension list
  • Extension logs user out of OWA
  • Extension not working on Big Sur

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add countdown timer display
  • Allow typing custom interval
  • Longer timer duration (up to 30 mins)
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop
  • Toggle to disable refresh when tab focused
Show 10 more
  • Beep when change is noted
  • Clear tab cache on reload
  • Refresh by URL instead of tab
  • Countdown tracker for next refresh
  • Option for 3-second intervals
  • Utilize on multiple windows simultaneously
  • Remember settings after Safari restart
  • Sound alert for page changes
  • Ability to set different timers for different tabs
  • Remember scroll position after refresh

StopTheMadness Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with 'Disable on Page' option
  • Unreliable 'Force Link into New Active Tab' functionality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integrated ad-blocking capabilities
  • Improved visual filtering options (e.g., dark mode)
  • Easier per-site configuration management

In-app purchases

None

Simple Refresh for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

StopTheMadness Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Refresh for Safari free?
Simple Refresh for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StopTheMadness Pro free?
StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Refresh for Safari or StopTheMadness Pro?
StopTheMadness Pro is rated higher. Simple Refresh for Safari averages 3.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while StopTheMadness Pro averages 4.7 from 206 ratings.
Do Simple Refresh for Safari or StopTheMadness Pro have ads?
Neither Simple Refresh for Safari nor StopTheMadness Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Refresh for Safari or StopTheMadness Pro?
Simple Refresh for Safari ships an update every 2 months, and StopTheMadness Pro every 10 days. Most recently, Simple Refresh for Safari was updated on November 10, 2026 and StopTheMadness Pro on November 8, 2026.

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