Comparison

StopTheMadness Pro vs CCC Mobile Backup

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

Head to head
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!

About

CCC Mobile Backup

Easily back up your mobile device's photos and files to your Mac, network storage, or external drives. This app integrates with your desktop backup system, handling volume management, encryption, and versioning. It can also help free up space by verifying backups and offering to delete source files.

Highlights
  • Backup photos and files
  • Integrates with CCC Desktop
  • Supports Mac, network, and external storage
  • Handles volume management and encryption
  • Verifies backups
  • Option to delete source files
Features
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Back up media and files from the Photos and Files applications (that are stored locally on your mobile device) with ease to your Mac, to a network volume, or to storage attached to your iPhone/iPad. Bring your iPhone or iPad files and photos into your CCC Desktop backup ecosystem. Back up files and photos directly from your mobile device to a backup disk attached to your Mac that’s managed by CCC. Just a few taps on your mobile device, then the desktop application handles volume management, encryption, verification, and backup versioning. CCC Mobile can also back up files from your Photos Library and from the Files application (that are stored locally on your mobile device) to an external storage device attached to your iPhone/iPad, or to Network Attached Storage on your local Wi-Fi network. Looking to offload some photos from your mobile device? CCC mobile can verify the files that were backed up, then offer an option to delete those files from the source to free up space.

Screenshots

StopTheMadness Pro4 screens
CCC Mobile Backup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CCC Mobile Backup at Free against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (83% vs 56%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CCC Mobile Backup is free to download; StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99 up front. CCC Mobile Backup sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StopTheMadness Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StopTheMadness Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheMadness Pro has 198 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of StopTheMadness Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of CCC Mobile Backup's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StopTheMadness Pro ships an update every 9 days, CCC Mobile Backup monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
StopTheMadness Pro versus CCC Mobile Backup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopTheMadness ProCCC Mobile Backup
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (198 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff JohnsonBombich Software, Inc.

Customer experience

StopTheMadness Pro

All ratings198 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.8%

CCC Mobile Backup

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and 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

CCC Mobile Backup

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StopTheMadness Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CCC Mobile Backup

One-time3
  • Unlimited External Storage$2.99
  • Unlimited NAS Backups$2.99
  • Unlimited CCC Diplomat Backups$2.99

Questions

Is StopTheMadness Pro free?
StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CCC Mobile Backup free?
CCC Mobile Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StopTheMadness Pro or CCC Mobile Backup?
StopTheMadness Pro is rated higher. StopTheMadness Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while CCC Mobile Backup averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do StopTheMadness Pro or CCC Mobile Backup have ads?
Neither StopTheMadness Pro nor CCC Mobile Backup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StopTheMadness Pro or CCC Mobile Backup?
StopTheMadness Pro ships an update every 9 days, and CCC Mobile Backup monthly. Most recently, StopTheMadness Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and CCC Mobile Backup on August 9, 2026.

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