StopTheScript vs Litterbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Blocks all JavaScript
- Stops inline JavaScript
- Stops external JavaScript
- Safari extension
- Supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS
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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
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.
- View posts in pop-up windows
- Avoids visiting the full website
- Uses official API
- Protects user cookies
- Identifies viewable links
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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 their embed widgets. - It never sends your cookies. - The openable links are marked with a small dot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Litterbox at Free against StopTheScript's $5.99. Litterbox also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). StopTheScript's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (31 vs 9). 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
Litterbox is free to download; StopTheScript costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StopTheScript holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of StopTheScript's written reviews are positive against 100% of Litterbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
StopTheScript ships an update every 4 months, Litterbox every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StopTheScript | Litterbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Johnson | And a Dinosaur |
Customer experience
StopTheScript
Litterbox
In-app purchases
StopTheScript
No in-app purchases
Litterbox
No in-app purchases
