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Idle iPad vs Skylight Calendar for a Hong Kong family board
Skylight Calendar 2 is a dedicated wall calendar (about US$300). Homent reuses an idle iPad or Android tablet as the same Hong Kong household board as the phones.
Turn an idle iPad into a family board, or buy a Skylight?
Skylight Calendar 2 (15") is a dedicated wall calendar. In August 2026 it is typically about US$299.99 for the hardware. Calendar, lists, and chores can work without a subscription. Skylight Plus is optional (often quoted around US$79/year) for extras such as meal planning.
Homent Display uses an iPad or Android tablet you already have, or a browser on iPadOS 12.5+ / Android 8+. The Family App is free forever. The board is not a US kitchen calendar frame. It is the same Hong Kong household board as the phones: who is on pickup, notices, dinner, a helper’s to-dos, and a printout when elders will not look at the screen.
If you want a beautiful dedicated 15" frame and you live in the Skylight/Cozi world, buy Skylight. If you already have a spare iPad in a Hong Kong household with a helper and school runs, put Homent on it. More on the tablet display.
Cost over a year (hardware you do not own vs hardware you own)
| Skylight Calendar 2 (15") | Homent on an idle iPad | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ~US$299.99 | US$0 if you already have a tablet |
| Software, year 1 | US$0, or extra if you want Plus | US$0 (free forever) |
| What is on the wall | Shared calendar, chores, lists | Live pickup, notices, dinner, helper tasks; same data as the Family App |
| Fridge fallback | You still need something for elders who will not use a screen | A4 PDF, table or calendar, up to a month |
| HK helper + 繁體 | US product, English-first | EN / 繁 / 简, helper as a role |
| Care sensor | No | Optional, US$38 + SF Express, no camera |
Skylight prices: confirm on myskylight.com before you buy. Homent prices: FAQ.
A larger Skylight Max is a different product. Homent does not try to be that.
What you actually see on the wall
Skylight is a calendar appliance. The household walks up and reads the month.
Homent Display is the household *status* board. The useful surface is today: which event, who is on pickup, where. Phones stay in sync. The tablet is optional. The phones are the product. That is the opposite of Skylight, where the tablet *is* the product.
When Skylight is the better buy
- You want one object that looks like furniture, not a reused iPad.
- You do not have a helper or elders in the loop.
- You already sync Google / iCloud / Cozi and just want that on the wall.
- You are shopping from US roundups titled “best digital calendar.” Homent will not win those.
When the idle iPad is the better buy
- The iPad is already in the kitchen.
- Someone in the house is a helper who needs *her* pickups, not a shared American family login.
- Grandpa will only trust paper. The tablet is for the kitchen; the A4 is for him. See print a fridge calendar.
- You might add a no-camera presence ping later. Skylight will not. See no-camera elderly sensor.
Honest limits
Homent Display is not a $300 piece of kitchen hardware. Colour, mount, and “always on” behaviour depend on the tablet you already own. Native apps need iOS 15.5+. The browser board works on older Safari (iPadOS/iOS 12.5+).
Homent is not a medical device. The wall board does not watch anyone.
Create a family at homent.app. Invite in the Family App. Install Display on the idle tablet, or open the browser board. Setup: tablet and app setup.
FAQ
Does Skylight require a subscription?
Core calendar, lists, and chores are sold as a device. Plus is optional extras. Confirm current pricing on Skylight’s site. Checked August 2026.
Can Homent replace a Skylight?
Only if what you wanted from Skylight was “the household plan on the wall.” If you wanted the object itself, buy Skylight.
Do I need to buy a tablet from Homent?
No. Use one you have. iPad or Android.