StopTheMadness Pro vs SlicesDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
SlicesDrop
Easily split large files into smaller pieces for seamless wireless sharing via AirDrop. The recipient can then reassemble the slices into the original file without needing compression or cloud storage.
- Split large files into smaller slices
- Seamless AirDrop transfer
- Automatic reassembly of slices
- Customizable slice size
- No compression or cloud uploads needed
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SlicesDrop – Smart File Splitting & AirDrop Sharing Effortlessly share large files – piece by piece With SlicesDrop, you can split large files into smaller slices and transfer them seamlessly via AirDrop. No need for compression or cloud uploads – On the receiving side, the slices are reassembled into the original file. - Features: Customizable slice size: Decide how large each file segment should be. AirDrop integration: Share slices wirelessly with Apple devices. How it works: 1. Select a file 2. Split it into slices 3. Send via AirDrop 4. Receive & merge Pay once and use forever — no subscriptions ads or hidden costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SlicesDrop at $1.99 against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. SlicesDrop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is ratings volume (200 vs 1) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). 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
StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99 and SlicesDrop $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SlicesDrop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheMadness Pro has 200 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of SlicesDrop's.
StopTheMadness Pro ships an update every 9 days, SlicesDrop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StopTheMadness Pro | SlicesDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (200 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Johnson | Norbert Grieger |
Customer experience
StopTheMadness Pro
SlicesDrop
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
SlicesDrop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StopTheMadness Pro
No in-app purchases
SlicesDrop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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