DAKboard vs Skylight Calendar (2026): which should you pick?

Pick DAKboard if

• Fits if you want the family schedule on a wall screen
• Works for an office that wants meeting rooms and photos on a display

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to plan or book anything, since it only displays
• Tight if you stay on Free: 1 predefined screen, 2 calendars and DAKboard branding
• Watch out: calendars refresh every 60 minutes on Free and every 30 on Essential
• Watch out: extra screens cost $4 to $6 a month, and screens and hardware are sold separately

Pick Skylight Calendar if

• Fits if you want a family calendar on the wall with no monthly bill for basics
• Works for households that already use Google or Apple calendars

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you add it up: $299.99 for the device, $79 a year for Plus
• Skip it if you want software only, as there is no app-only version
• Tight if you want meal planning, rewards or the photo screensaver, all Calendar Plus
• Watch out: Plus subscriptions are excluded from promotions
• Watch out: the 27-inch Calendar Max and other devices are priced separately

DAKboard

• The free plan is limited to 1 predefined screen and 2 calendars, and keeps DAKboard branding.
• Calendars refresh only every 60 minutes on Free and every 30 on Essential.
• Extra screens cost $4 to $6 a month depending on plan and billing, and the trial is only for users who have not tried Essential or Plus.
• DAKboard also sells its own displays and hardware separately, which these plans do not include.

Skylight Calendar

• The hardware costs $299.99 for Calendar 2; there is no software-only version.
• Meal planning, photo screensaver, rewards and Magic Import need Calendar Plus at $79 a year.
• The page says individual Calendar Plus subscriptions are excluded from promotions and discounts.
• Skylight also sells a 27-inch Calendar Max, a Care calendar, a photo Frame and a Buddy routine device, which this entry does not price.

DAKboard

Drag-and-drop screens

Arrange blocks for calendars, photos, weather, news and more on a custom screen. The free plan offers predefined layouts only.

Calendar sources

Add Google, Apple iCloud and Microsoft Office 365 calendars, Facebook Events, or any ICS feed, and show them as monthly, weekly, agenda or up-next views.

Any display

Runs in a browser on smart TVs, tablets and monitors, as a native app on Fire TV and Android, or on a Raspberry Pi with DAKboard's downloadable OS.

Screen loops and scheduling

Plus can chain screens into a loop and schedule when blocks or whole screens show or hide. Both are listed against the Plus plan.

Refresh speed by plan

Calendars refresh every 60 minutes on Free, 30 on Essential and 15 on Plus; Plus also has an instant display refresh.

Integrations

Essential and Plus open every integration, including Home Assistant, SmartThings, Todoist, stock quotes and external JSON data.

Skylight Calendar

Synced family calendar

Pulls in Google, Outlook, Apple, Cozi and Yahoo calendars, with a color for each family member and day, week, month and schedule views.

Tasks manager

Interactive checklists for kids' routines and chores, included without a subscription.

Custom lists

Task, to-do and grocery lists usable on the device or in the free mobile app.

Magic Import

Forward school emails or PDFs, or upload photos of flyers, and they are converted into calendar events (Plus).

Meal planning and rewards

Plan meals and add star-based rewards to chores; both are part of Calendar Plus.

DAKboard

• Free$0

  1 predefined screen layout, up to 2 calendars, TouchHub, photos, weather and news.

• Essential$5

  per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  2 custom screens (extra $4 a month), up to 5 calendars, all integrations, templates and custom CSS.

• Plus$8

  per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  3 custom screens (extra $5 a month), unlimited calendars, 500 MB media library, screen loops and scheduling.

Skylight Calendar

• Calendar 2 (15 inch)$299.99

  one-time

  Hardware with swappable Snap Frames and a tabletop stand or wall mount; basic features need no subscription.

• Calendar Plus$79

  per year, after a first free month for new subscribers

  Adds meal planning, photo and video screensaver, rewards, Magic Import with Sidekick and Disney Mode.

DAKboard

• Annual discount

  Cheaper per month on yearly billing

  DAKboard's pricing page lists Essential at $5 a month and Plus at $8 when billed annually, against $6 and $10 billed monthly.

Skylight Calendar

No public discounts listed.