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GridDash vs Ambient New Tab

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GridDash compared with Ambient New Tab
DetailGridDash logo GridDashAmbient New Tab logo Ambient New Tab
What it doesCommand center for widgets, bookmarks, and apps Live wallpaper for Chrome with animated scenes that react to your mouse and music
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inGB US
Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free: 5 themes, clock, date, search. Pro: $5.99/month or $39.99/year (cancellable anytime) or $59 once for Pro Forever (never renews). All pricing unlocks all 55+ themes and music sync.
Key features
  • Customizable tile grid layout for organizing bookmarks and widgets
  • Share and copy dashboard layouts
  • Chrome new-tab extension
  • Desktop app for launching apps and actions
  • User content hosting for bookmarks and layouts
  • Mouse-reactive scenes that respond to cursor movements
  • Music sync that responds to audio playing in other tabs
  • Integrated clock, date and search box on New Tab page
  • 21 themes with built-in ambient sound
  • Real-time Bitcoin price visualization in Bitcoin Rocket theme
  • Physics simulations including fluid dynamics and magnetic fields
  • No tracking, no accounts, no ads
  • Day and night cycle following real sun position or manual pin
What makes it different
  • Shareable dashboard layouts that anyone can copy
  • Free to use with no premium pricing required
  • Works across multiple operating systems
  • GPU-rendered live scenes that never loop or repeat, unlike videos
  • Music sync measured entirely on your own computer with no data sent anywhere
  • Five high-quality themes permanently free with no time limit
  • 14-day refund policy with no questions asked
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)85
Citation Flow (Majestic)2519
Referring domains (Majestic)22055

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