# StopTheMadness Pro

11 Hacker News commenters recommended StopTheMadness Pro and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for blocking annoying website anti-features in Safari, with flexible rules and URL redirect controls. Critics note it should be used selectively rather than given access to every website.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks annoying website anti-features (3 comments): "I cannot recommend StopTheMadness [0] enough against this kind of user-hostile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50051383)) "All of these annoyances and more can be blocked by StopTheMadness" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48252772)) "It fixes this and other dumb website anti-features." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46826037))
- Flexible rules and redirect controls (3 comments): "Shoutout StopTheMadness for allowing me to redirect one of the defaults as I see fit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49391701)) "even StopTheMadness Pro's blocking have enough flexibility to do it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079532)) "URL Redirects feature, thanks Jeff Johnson!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422108))
- Useful daily, indispensable in Safari (2 comments): "This is one of the most useful programs I use every day." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48253078)) "I can't imagine Safari w/o it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316931))
- Worth the price, trusted developer (2 comments): "Jeff Johnson is an Apple privacy information hero and deserves every penny for his apps like StopTheMadness" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49157905)) "will do this pretty well for $15" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47485015))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SponsorBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sponsorblock.md): 137 recommend
- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-containers.md): 76 recommend
- [NoScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noscript.md): 61 recommend
- [Consent-O-Matic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/consent-o-matic.md): 36 recommend
- [LibRedirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libredirect.md): 35 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "StopTheMadness Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stopthemadness/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).