Customer Ratings & Reviews

As soon as this product became available, I asked to review it, and with a specific place in mind to mount it: on my refrigerator. We cleared all the magnets and junk off the side, and waited for our Skylight Calendar 2 to arrive, and, out of the box, it seemed to meet every expectation. It is very attractive, and the clear set up instructions provided for two ways to mount the device: on wall after drilling holes in the wall, or, for landscape orientation only, using the provided stand which allows placement on a horizontal surface, like a conventional picture frame. The lack of any provision for refrigerator mounting with magnets was a disappointment for me, because I had that mounting scheme in my head, and, quite frankly still do. Admittedly, I had ordered mounting magnets from a third party source, assuming they would fit the Calendar 2. They did not, so I was relegated to using the provided stand. As you can see in my pictures, the calendar looks great on my kitchen counter, even if the placement is not what I originally envisioned. It only took a few minutes to set up the calendar and consolidate my and my wife’s Gmail and Outlook calendars. This was easily accomplished with the Skylight iOS app. The calendar is a very convenient way to cross-check our family activities, and all the calendars are now two-way synced, so they can also be changed from any computer we use at home or, our iPhones, or by manually using the keyboard on the Skylight calendar. Very practical and convenient. And an Alexa skill is also available that will allow you to ask you know who to add items to your calendar or grocery list. You can also add recipes and family pictures with a paid Calendar plus subscription in the Skylight software. I have subscribed to this on a monthly basis to see how we like it. The jury is out on that: we wanted the Skylight primarily for the calendar feature. Even more features are available for an additional charge at the Skylight plus level. We have not sampled that feature. So, now I have an attractive and practical calendar, but I have not been able to put it where I want to put it - on the fridge - and that is an issue for me and my wife. The third party solution I tried will not work with this new model, and I think it is telling that Skylight does not offer such an accessory. Perhaps the magnet solution has other issues that have generated concerns that I am not aware of. I do not want to drill holes in my walls to mount any device. I would rather use the stand, but a refrigerator mount would be perfect for my situation. I recommend this product for its attractiveness, functionality and usability. If you need to put it on the refrigerator, you probably need to look elsewhere.

My spouse and I are both extremely busy and constantly juggling our schedules with meetings, events, and appointments (like everyone these days). We have been using a dry erase board calendar in our bedroom closet to keep in sync…but it is so analog…every month my spouse had to sit down, open a planner, phone, and computer and then use a marker to manually download our lives onto 1970 technology… insane! UNTIL NOW. Skylight promised to do all that in real time and 100% accessible for both of us anytime. Big promises so we were excited to give it a shot. Overall, it exceeded our expectations and revolutionized how we stay in-sync with each other. Set up was tricky though. It was not as easy as I hoped and took effort to get all our digital calendars to talk and there is a major consideration regarding secure company outlook calendars and permissions. First off it comes with everything you need for a wall mount or a stand. We chose a stand to make sure it was going to work for us before I cut holes in walls and ran cables. We have had it for a week, and I am leaning towards a wall mount at our garage mudroom entryway. I will see it every day, and that’s important because this thing can do more than just show you a calendar which it does amazingly well but it can also count down days to a vacation, it can show you tasks (like take out trash), to do lists, grocery lists, and meals in the fridge to cook. It really is a comprehensive real time coalescence of me and my spouses’ lives that we can both see at any time thanks to the app. Truly innovative. I really love the app incorporation with the calendar hardware. It is so amazingly handy to have the freedom to add appointments on the spot and know that it all syncs up and is ready to go…no more wasted time trying to manually aggregate all the info! The app is very intuitive and easy to use. A good app can make or break the tech it comes with, and this is for sure a huge plus for the Skylight. The calendar itself has a crisp bright touch screen that can be “pinched” or “zoomed” with your fingertips to get the spacing of the appointments or events just the way you want them. The motion of swiping or tapping events is crisp, fast and smooth. It’s heavier than I thought it would be, but who cares, it’s not going to be portable. We got the 15” and I find it to be the perfect size for us. Big enough to see but not too big that it is an eye sore. I also love setting up profiles and all the color coding makes it super easy to read at a glance. The hardware is solid and well built. Now a little about set up…. I started with my Apple account calendar. I really don’t use it that much and live and die by my work Outlook calendar. You have to go into Apple and create a password specific for Skylight. Then you have Skylight ask Apple for permission, then give permission via the password you selected. You have to go a couple screens deep into your Apple settings into places I had never gone before. Not necessarily hard…but not a walk in the park either. Watch the tutorials and step by steps and I got frustrated (I am not patient). I had to take a step back and understand that this is my home calendar and security is important…step by step and finally got it synched. If you’re looking at the Skylight calendar you are probably somewhat tech savvy so you’ll get it…but again…not like subscribing to a streaming service…it was a little more in-depth. Once my Apple calendar was set up …everything synced up quick and easy. It is super cool to tell Siri to add an appointment and boom its on my Skylight.. No more having to make it on my phone and “put it” on the dry erase board. Super awesome! So then I tried my Outlook….I work in a Municipal government job and our email is sunshinable, secure and sensitive…. I tried to sync and Outlook sent a request to my City’s IT department asking for permission to sync to my work calendar…. needless to say…I highly doubt they will grant permission… it’s been a week and no approval emails. So if you are in the same boat that could be an issue. ON THE OTHER HAND,… My work appointments and schedules are not family critical appointments… “meet Bob about staffing” is not something I necessarily need on my home calendar for my spouse to know… So, I have decided to use my Apple calendar for all family appointments and events and use my Outlook for work only. Now if it’s something they do need to know and its work related…I have to remember to put in my Apple calendar so it will sync into Skylight. Which to be honest is probably not a bad idea anyway. I also got to thinking that all the crap on my work Outlook calendar would completely clutter up my “family” calendar so in retrospect…It actually works out better for me keeping them separate. My spouse on the other hand is a CPA, and her firm also needed administrative approval before she could sync up her work Outlook calendar. She had to take the Skylight calendar into their IT guy who also had to configure it for her. It took a few steps, but he was able to do that and her Outlook is synched. My spouse having her work calendar on Skylight works for her and helps me. She travels occasionally and I can see the dates now well in advance. NOTE: with Apple and Google calendars etc. if you put an event on the Skylight Calendar manually, it will go to the Apple and Google calendars as well and the Skylight app BUT Outlook is a one way street. If you put an event in Outlook, it will sync to Skylight but not the other way around. Microsoft security protocols do not allow Skylight to add events to Outlook currently. Overall, amazing and useful tech which is really organizing and streamlining our family flow. Even after a week I can see that this is going to really be a huge help and a vital part of how we run our household and manage our busy lives! 5 stars and kudos to Skylight. Just be patient and persistent on the setup and you too can be organized to the hilt with this baby. Again, the set up is not hard but you have to know where to go and find the right pages to allow for the access you need to give Skylight, which can be tricky.

I was delighted to receive the 15" Skylight Calendar 2, which I had been eagerly anticipating. The package included the calendar itself, a sleek black magnetic metal frame, a support stand, a wall mount with screws and anchors, a cable wrap adapter, a power adapter, a small screwdriver, and a Quick Start Guide. The guide was clear, thoughtfully designed, and easy to follow, providing instructions for assembly either on the wall or the table stand. After assembling it with the horizontal table stand, I used the QR code from the guide to download the Skylight app. I connected the calendar to my Wi-Fi by selecting my network and entering the password. Then, I created an account, provided the calendar’s email address, and chose CALENDAR as the device type. A six-digit code was sent to my email, which I entered directly on the calendar using its on-screen keyboard. Within the Settings menu, I configured various options displayed along the left side of the screen, including setting the correct time zone and entering my zip code for precise weather updates. The app also allows syncing with existing online calendars via phone or web versions. By tapping the plus sign on either the device or app, I could add individual events to the calendar. Skylight offers a free online Masterclass for new users, as well as a subscription service called Skylight PLUS, which unlocks additional features like Photo & Video Screensaver, Meal Planning, and Magic Import, available for a monthly or yearly fee. For now, I opted to stick with the free version. I selected the monthly screen view so all the days were visible and added my husband as a secondary profile user. The calendar can be programmed to enter sleep mode at set times and wake up accordingly, but there’s also a handy Sleep button on the screen that immediately darkens the display, overriding any scheduled settings. I found it incredibly easy to add appointments and calls, and the calendar itself looks fantastic. From the initial setup to everyday use, the process was smooth and straightforward. Although some of the advanced features require a monetary upgrade, I’m very pleased with my choice and would definitely recommend it. It has already proven invaluable in helping us keep track of important dates!

I was really impressed when I first opened the Skylight Calendar 2. The packaging felt premium, setup was quick, and the hardware itself is excellent. The 15-inch display is bright and sharp, the touchscreen works well, and the whole unit feels sturdy and high quality. It looks great on a desk or mounted on a wall. On hardware alone, this is easily a 5/5 for me. My issue is that once you get past the screen and build quality, the actual software experience feels a lot more limited than I expected. The calendar function works, but it did not feel all that special in everyday use. It shows events clearly, and I understand the appeal of having a shared calendar in a central spot, but the core function still feels pretty basic. For households that already use shared calendars on their phones, this can end up feeling redundant unless you have a very specific reason for wanting a dedicated screen. Setup was easy, but syncing was more mixed. I was up and running fast with the app, and basic calendar syncing worked without much trouble. Where it became frustrating was with deeper syncing. Some calendars took extra steps that felt unnecessary, and getting two-way sync going was more of a hassle than it should have been. For a product built around shared organization, that part really should feel smoother. The biggest problem for me is how much is locked behind a subscription. That is where my frustration really kicked in. Chores, rewards, and other extra tools being paywalled already felt excessive, but what really bothered me was the photo functionality. A screen this nice should at least work as a basic digital photo frame without asking for another subscription. That feels like a bare minimum feature, not a premium add-on. Nevertheless I ponied up for a subscription to see what I was missing. Even then, the photo experience itself is pretty underwhelming. Vertical photos do not display especially well on the horizontal screen, so a lot of pictures end up looking awkward. The slideshow features also feel very basic, and importing photos manually makes the whole thing feel more limited than it should. I expected a much better photo experience from a display this good. I was also surprised by how little customization there is. I could adjust basic things like brightness and density, but I did not find much flexibility beyond that. The overall look stays pretty locked in, which makes the software feel plain compared to how polished the hardware feels. Another gripe is that some of the extra features like Recipes did not really fit how I would use this device. Since it is not battery powered, it feels more like something that stays in one place rather than something flexible you move around the house. What good is a recipe repository if the Skylight is on a nightstand or on a couch side table or mounted on the wall in the mudroom. That made some of the feature set feel less practical for me. In the end, this feels like a premium piece of hardware paired with software that is too basic and too dependent on a subscription. I can see it working for someone with a very specific household setup, but for most people I think the limitations will be hard to ignore and you’d be better off buying a tablet and use it as a household calendar device.

Calendar and shopping list app is great, however everything else requires a subscription, Too expensive to just be a calendar.

PROS: Nice, bright display Very easy to set up and use Chores, meal planning, and reward system are great (for a subscription) SO-SO: The digital photo frame repeats too often I wish it could function wirelessly (the power cord is unsightly on an otherwise clean device) CONS: Price ($300+) Subscriptions create paywalls for features that should be included with the device ($79 per year) Our family has been using an off-brand smart calendar for the past few years. While we found it somewhat useful, it had constant issues that ultimately made it an afterthought. It included features like chores, meal planning, events, and more, but none of them were as developed as we had hoped. That's one of the reasons we were excited about the Skylight, which has received significantly better reviews. This Skylight smart calendar lives up to its reputation. The integration of calendars was incredibly straightforward. Within minutes, my wife and I had our Android and Apple devices syncing all our shared, personal, and sports calendars. There were no delays or issues either, which was such a relief. When you dig deep into the calendar or app, you'll find the option to create profiles. The profile feature allows us to easily create task lists for our kids. Each of them has daily tasks, small chores they check off each day. They also have weekly chores, which are bigger tasks, but may only be on two days of the week. When viewing the calendar, we can switch to see how many tasks they have for the day and how many they've completed. They can even mark off tasks as they finish them, which makes it easier for them to take responsibility for their own chores. Unfortunately, there is a subscription (can we stop with these already?). If you subscribe ($79/year), you can assign star values for completed tasks, allowing them to earn rewards or allowance. We've established a few incentives but are still fine-tuning the balance between reward values and the number of tasks they tackle. Additionally, we are using it as a digital picture frame, which also requires a subscription. They claim to offer unlimited photo storage, but while the cloud storage is limitless, the device likely has its own limitations. I wish it worked as well as a Google Pixel tablet, for example, which automatically syncs with Google Photos and randomizes pictures from your chosen collection. Skylight's digital frame repeatedly displayed several of our pictures, so the "randomness" wasn't truly random. I wish this feature were included for free. After all, this device costs over $300, so a subscription is not necessary. Imagine paying for a $300 Chromebook and then having to pay an additional subscription to use it. This is supposed to be a smart calendar, yet it offers far fewer features than a Chromebook. I digress. Design-wise, this is a well-constructed device. It feels sturdy and features a crisp display. It comes with a stand and the necessary parts for wall mounting. We have it mounted in our kitchen near the fridge, where it's easily accessible to everyone in the house.

The hardware is really solid and well built. The software is pretty decent once you figure out how to get it configured the way you want it. That last statement may sound a bit confusing, but setting up what calendars you want to sync is not intuitive at any level. I went through the process about 3 times before I thought I figured out what was happening. Once set up, the software is solid. But the setup can be confusing. Another drawback, there is Alexa support. But that is it. I use Google Home, and the lack of Google Home integration really limits the functionality of this calendar for me. Another oddity I have with the calendar, there are plus option such as having background images, sortable lists, and a few other features. I don't feel I am missing out on a a lot of functionality by not adding these plus options. The only one I would use, maybe, is the shopping list sorting. I can't see paying the annual fee for this. Maybe I am missing something, but the plus options seem like they should be standard since there are many free options available that live outside this app. If they offered a trial period of a month or two to get you use to the additions, they would likely sell a few more subscriptions. It is great having a central calendar I can see what is on everyone else's schedule while I am on the phone making an appointment. I hate to be digging through my phone while trying to set up an appointment. It is so much easier having a dedicated device just for calendar. I would recommend. But I also recommend Skylight give full access for the first few months. It could really draw people in to subscribe that way.