Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall really solid. It has lots of great features and it also does a solid job. However, I'm not giving it 5 stars because it doesn't have it's own battery so we can't unplug it to take to the dinner table (we got a third party UPS that allows us to do that now), it doesn't have a way to add breakfest and lunch meal plans, and it doesn't allow for a master list of meals that one can then choose from to allocate to a day.

Out of the box it looks like a very bulky tablet or like a picture frame with a screen. Although this is the Skylight - Calendar, you can use it as a photo frame. The catch is that you have to subscribe to their monthly or yearly service to be able to have that function. I opted to give it a try but it always felt to me like it was not a feature I needed or should have to pay for especially with how expensive the Skylight - Calendar is. The Skylight - Calendar is a digital calendar where you can sync with multiple people in your household to have access to all your tasks, events, or reminders that you may want to all share with each other. I share it with my wife and it has been really helpful in keeping our lives more organized. The first thing she did was assign me a task to clean the bathroom. Beyond being able to assign chores to each other, you can also create grocery lists, to-do lists or set new events directly from the Skylight - Calendar or the companion app which sync together very quickly. Although I am a fan of the organization the Skylight Calendar brings, I don't feel like it is for everybody especially at this price point which at the time of this review is $249.99 discounted from $319.99. It's also difficult to find a spot for it if you don't want it taking up countertop space in your kitchen or space on your nightstand or desk. It does come with mounting hardware so I opted for the hallway where I will surround it with actual picture frames so that it somewhat blends in. The only downside was that I could not adjust it to the height I wanted to due to short cord length as it needs to be plugged into an outlet. For this price point, I would expect it to have a rechargeable battery. Overall, I do like the Skylight Calendar and do use it everyday but I would like to see some additional features, free photo syncing, and maybe a lower price point. If the Skylight Calendar were to get damaged, I would probably not replace it as I could just use my phone, tablet, or computer to serve a similar function and can go with me everywhere.

The product is okay. The screen is large and bright, and easily seen from across the room. Set up was also relatively easy, just install the app and then tell it what calendars to look at. Calendars are color-coded, so each of my kids has a different color assigned, as well as my wife and I. The Skylight looks nice. My mom commented on it when she came over, and wanted to know what it was. Had a couple other people who were like, "What is that, is it an Android tablet?" So kind of a cool conversation getter. I've found that having the calendars all together on a single screen is super helpful. Things I might miss because they were just on my small phone screen are easily viewed on the larger screen. The Skylight comes with a wall mount bracket or a stand for a counter or shelf. I do have some things I didn't care for, thus the three star rating. One, the Skylight does not have batteries. So, if you are going to hang it on a wall, you'll need to have an outlet nearby or you'll have a white extension cord hanging down the wall. And placing it on a shelf or counter with the included bracket takes up a decent amount of space. I wish the Skylight was more wall-mount friendly. Two, the touch screen is not very reactive. The touchscreen lags. Typing on the touchscreen keyboard was slow due to the lag, and swiping through screens was the same way. I know that the intent is to use the phone app to control the Skylight, but there are times I'd like to just grab the Skylight and make a quick entry using the touchscreen. And three, Skylight tries to get you to sign up for Skylight Plus, so you can stream photos on the screen or have a screen saver that is a photo. Otherwise the Skylight just sits there with the calendar on it, serving no other purpose. Considering the cost, I feel like the Skylight should just be able to stream photos without having to pay more money for an annual subscription. My rating for the Skylight would be 3.5 stars. Not being able to be charged and then mounted on a wall without an unsightly cord running down the wall to an outlet is a bummer. That would definitely be an improvement for me. The touchscreen responsiveness was just average. And being limited to just calendar events or to-do lists unless paying an annual subscription makes it less worth the money. My likes: Large screen, bright, does help organize the family. My dislikes: Can't just charge it and use it without a power cord, additional options are only unlocked by an annual subscription fee, and the touchscreen isn't very responsive.