Skylight Calendar review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Skylight Calendar report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a family calendar screen for the kitchen
Skylight Calendar is a 15-inch family calendar screen at $299.99, with basic features that work without a subscription. Meal planning, rewards, the photo screensaver and Magic Import need Calendar Plus at $79 a year, and there is no software-only version.
Who Skylight Calendar is for
- 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
Who Skylight Calendar is not for
- 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
Why Skylight Calendar gets a 1.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$299.99 one-time, against a calendar-tool one-time middle of $5.99, though it includes the screen.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial; the first Calendar Plus month is free and hardware returns are accepted for 4 months.
- CFeaturesSynced calendar, tasks, lists and views. Meal planning, rewards and Magic Import need Calendar Plus.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You mount it and link family accounts.
- CPlatforms and integrationsOne device with phone apps, linking Google, Outlook, Apple, Cozi and Yahoo calendars.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skylight's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Skylight Calendar's GPA of 1.4 is higher than 0 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (C, above 11 of 114) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 115 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Skylight Calendar’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 114, level with 18
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 114, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 114, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 114, level with 64
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 114, level with 22
Keep Skylight Calendar, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Skylight Calendar you could make: calendar, tasks and habit tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 113 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $299.99, paid once.
What you could make
- Calendar, tasks and habit tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Skylight Calendar’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Skylight Calendar?
Skylight Calendar is a touchscreen display that shows a family's synced calendars, chores, routines and lists. It is sold as hardware, with a free mobile app and an optional yearly Calendar Plus subscription that adds meal planning, a photo screensaver, rewards and email import.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Skylight Calendar pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Skylight Calendar has a free plan, and paid plans start at $299.99 one-time for Calendar 2; optional Calendar Plus $79 per year.
- Starts at
- $299.99 one-time for Calendar 2; optional Calendar Plus $79 per year
- Free plan
- The device's basic features work without a subscription: calendar sync, color coding, task manager, custom lists and day, week and month views.
- Free trial
- First month of Calendar Plus free with a Calendar purchase; 4-month free returns on hardware
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar 2 (15 inch) | $299.99one-time | Hardware with swappable Snap Frames and a tabletop stand or wall mount; basic features need no subscription. |
| Calendar Plus | $79per year, after a first free month for new subscribers | Adds meal planning, photo and video screensaver, rewards, Magic Import with Sidekick and Disney Mode. |
Read from myskylight.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Skylight Calendar before you buy.
Works with
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Apple Calendar
- Cozi
- Yahoo Calendar
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Common questions
Does Skylight Calendar have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Skylight Calendar is listed for iOS and Android.
Does Skylight Calendar have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Skylight Calendar is listed for iOS and Android.
Is Skylight Calendar open source?
Skylight Calendar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.