Comparison

Macaque 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

Macaque

Manage UserScripts directly within your browser. Add, edit, and remotely modify scripts, and view console logs for each. Supports a comprehensive list of GM API functions for advanced customization.

Highlights
  • Add and edit UserScripts
  • Remotely edit UserScripts
  • View console logs
  • Supports GM API functions
  • Browser extension
Features
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Macaque is a UserScript Manager Browser Extension. Macaque provides you the ability to add, edit, remotely edit, as well as view the console logs for each UserScript! The following GM API's are supported: - GM.addStyle - GM.addValueChangeListener - GM.deleteValue - GM.download - GM.getResourceText - GM.getResourceURL - GM.getValue - GM.info - GM.listValues - GM.log - GM.notification - GM.openInTab - GM.registerMenuCommand - GM.removeValueChangeListener - GM.setClipboard - GM.setValue - GM.unregisterMenuCommand - GM.xmlhttpRequest - GM_deleteValue - GM_getResourceText - GM_getResourceURL - GM_getValue - GM_info - GM_listValues - GM_log - GM_setValue

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

Macaque4 screens
StopTheMadness Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Macaque at $1.99 against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. Macaque also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 66%) and ratings volume (200 vs 15). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Macaque 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Macaque against 4.7 for StopTheMadness Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheMadness Pro has 200 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Macaque's written reviews are positive against 83% of StopTheMadness Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macaque ships an update every 2 weeks, StopTheMadness Pro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Macaque versus StopTheMadness Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacaqueStopTheMadness Pro
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)4.7 (200 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15200 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#80 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan ReichardJeff Johnson

Customer experience

Macaque

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative20.7%

StopTheMadness Pro

All ratings200 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.7%

Bugs and requests

Macaque

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Macaque

No in-app purchases

None

StopTheMadness Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macaque free?
Macaque 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, Macaque or StopTheMadness Pro?
StopTheMadness Pro is rated higher. Macaque averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while StopTheMadness Pro averages 4.7 from 200 ratings.
Do Macaque or StopTheMadness Pro have ads?
Neither Macaque nor StopTheMadness Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Macaque or StopTheMadness Pro?
Macaque ships an update every 2 weeks, and StopTheMadness Pro every 9 days. Most recently, Macaque was updated on October 7, 2026 and StopTheMadness Pro on October 19, 2026.

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