Get Archive vs StopTheMadness Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Get Archive
Preserve web pages for the future. This tool creates permanent, unalterable records of any webpage, saving both text and graphical versions. Access your saved pages anytime, even if the original site is gone, with a stable, reliable link.
- Save web page snapshots
- Text and graphical copies
- Permanent online record
- Reliable, short links
- Preserves content from deletion
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This extension allows you to leverage Archive.today to get a snapshot of any web page from the past. This snapshot will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Get Archive at $2.99 against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. Get Archive also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (83% vs 50%). 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
Get Archive costs $2.99 and StopTheMadness Pro $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StopTheMadness Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheMadness Pro has 203 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Get Archive's written reviews are positive against 83% of StopTheMadness Pro's.
Get Archive ships an update every 31 months, StopTheMadness Pro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Get Archive | StopTheMadness Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (203 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 203 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #73 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pierre Stanislas | Jeff Johnson |
Customer experience
Get Archive
StopTheMadness Pro
Bugs and requests
Get Archive
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
Get Archive
No in-app purchases
StopTheMadness Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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