Comparison

StopTheScript vs Litterbox

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

Head to head
About

StopTheScript

This Safari extension for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS blocks all JavaScript on selected websites. It effectively stops both inline and externally loaded JavaScript, offering more comprehensive control than standard content blockers.

Highlights
  • Blocks all JavaScript
  • Stops inline JavaScript
  • Stops external JavaScript
  • Safari extension
  • Supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS
Features
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StopTheScript is a Safari extension for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that stops all JavaScript on your selected websites. StopTheScript is the only Safari extension that stops inline JavaScript on the web page as well as externally loaded JavaScript. This is in contrast to Safari content blockers, which can only block external JavaScript, not inline JavaScript. StopTheScript is made by indie developer Jeff Johnson. If you need support, please email me at stopthescript@underpassapp.com or read the support site at https://underpassapp.com/StopTheScript/support.html

About

Litterbox

This Safari extension allows you to view individual posts from a social media platform without navigating to the full website. It opens links in a pop-up window for quick viewing and does not share your browsing data.

Highlights
  • View posts in pop-up windows
  • Avoids visiting the full website
  • Uses official API
  • Protects user cookies
  • Identifies viewable links
Features
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Litterbox is a Safari extension that opens x.com links in a popup so you can read the one post and leave. - It uses the same API that powers X's embed widgets. - It never sends your cookies. - The openable x.com links are marked with a small dot.

Screenshots

StopTheScript4 screens
Litterbox2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Litterbox at Free against StopTheScript's $5.99. Litterbox also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). StopTheScript's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Litterbox is free to download; StopTheScript costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Litterbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheScript has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of StopTheScript's written reviews are positive against 100% of Litterbox's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StopTheScript versus Litterbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopTheScriptLitterbox
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff JohnsonAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

StopTheScript

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative27.3%

Litterbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StopTheScript

No in-app purchases

None

Litterbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StopTheScript free?
StopTheScript costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Litterbox free?
Litterbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StopTheScript or Litterbox?
Litterbox is rated higher. StopTheScript averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Litterbox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StopTheScript or Litterbox have ads?
Neither StopTheScript nor Litterbox shows ads.

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