Comparison

StopTheMadness Pro vs Riidaa

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
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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

Riidaa

Features
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Riidaa is a no-nonsense PDF and text reader. It creates a single bookmark for each new text and keeps track of your last read page. There is no other data being stored and no data transmitted, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

StopTheMadness Pro4 screens
Riidaa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Riidaa at $0.99 against StopTheMadness Pro's $14.99. StopTheMadness Pro's advantage is chart position (#33 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99 and Riidaa $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
StopTheMadness Pro versus Riidaa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopTheMadness ProRiidaa
Price$14.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (202 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings202 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff JohnsonThomas Sturm

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

Riidaa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StopTheMadness Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Riidaa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StopTheMadness Pro free?
StopTheMadness Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riidaa free?
Riidaa costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do StopTheMadness Pro or Riidaa have ads?
Neither StopTheMadness Pro nor Riidaa shows ads.

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