ScratchPads vs StopTheFonts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScratchPads
Quickly jot down notes and have them automatically saved. This utility app offers multiple scratch pads for easy organization and instant recall of your thoughts. Simply close the app to save your work.
- Multiple scratch pads
- Automatic note saving
- Quick text deletion
- Restores last active pad
- Simple interface
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Very simplistic utility app to allow for scratch pad notes to be quickly added and automatically saved. USE: Open app, select one of the "Pads", and record scratch pad notes. To clear a pad, tap the trash icon in the upper right side of the screen and then confirm to delete the pad text. To save the text, just close the app. FEATURES: Five different "Pads" to store scratch pad notes. Delete all text on a Pad with two taps. Scratch pad notes are automatically saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened. The last active Pad tab is saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened.
StopTheFonts
This utility blocks web fonts in Safari, allowing users to disable all fonts or specific ones. It's a universal purchase for iOS and macOS, developed by an indie developer.
- Block all web fonts
- Block specific web fonts
- Safari content blocker
- Universal purchase for iOS and macOS
- Indie developer support
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StopTheFonts is a Safari content blocker for web fonts. Block all web fonts, or only web fonts that you specify. StopTheFonts is a Universal Purchase for iOS and macOS. Made by Jeff Johnson, indie developer of the popular StopTheMadness Safari extension. If you need support, please email me at stopthefonts@underpassapp.com or visit the support site: https://underpassapp.com/StopTheFonts/support.html To set up StopTheFonts, just enable the content blocker in Safari Extensions Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StopTheFonts at every 5 days against ScratchPads's every 10 months. StopTheFonts also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). ScratchPads's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
ScratchPads costs $0.99 and StopTheFonts $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScratchPads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheFonts has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScratchPads's written reviews are positive against 75% of StopTheFonts's.
ScratchPads ships an update every 10 months, StopTheFonts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScratchPads | StopTheFonts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Dalke | Jeff Johnson |
Customer experience
ScratchPads
StopTheFonts
In-app purchases
ScratchPads
No in-app purchases
StopTheFonts
No in-app purchases
