- What is the difference between the Skylight Calendar and the Hearth Display?
- Multi-size calendar hub versus a large wall-mounted routine hub. Skylight Calendar: Syncs Google, Apple, Outlook, Yahoo, Cozi, Readdle and public-link calendars; requires continuous Wi-Fi and mains power. Hearth Display: 27-inch wall-mounted display; Google, iCal and Outlook calendar sync; iOS/Android companion app.
- How much do the Skylight Calendar and the Hearth Display cost?
- Skylight Calendar: A June 2026 hands-on review listed $170 for the 10-inch, $300 for the 15-inch and $630 for the 27-inch Calendar Max, with the optional Calendar Plus subscription at $79 a year. Prices move, so check the current listing before you buy. Hearth Display: Hearth lists the display at $699, and its own page showed a $629.10 promotional price on 2026-08-08; promotions come and go, so check the current listing before you buy. Budget for the Family Membership on top of the hardware: it is $9 a month, with discounted annual, two-year and three-year rates, and Hearth’s product page contradicts itself on whether a membership is required to set the display up. A second hands-on reviewer was prompted for payment details before setup finished and reports a cancellable one-month free trial, saying the calendar still works without a membership but without many premium features — an independent account of the same ambiguity, not an answer to it. Prices are the figures the cited source published, in US dollars. Availability, local taxes and regional pricing outside the United States can differ, so check the official product page for your country before you buy.
- Does the Skylight Calendar or the Hearth Display need a subscription?
- Both charge, but on opposite terms, and that is the decision this pair turns on. A second hands-on reviewer answers the Skylight directly: its essential features work without a subscription, and the optional Calendar Plus tier costs $79 a year on top of the $170 to $630 hardware price. What Plus gates is worth reading before comparing the two on hardware price alone — meal planning, the star-based chore reward system, Magic Import and the photo screensaver all sit behind it. Hearth's own product page answers the same question two ways, so we do not publish a definitive answer: its top copy and a footnote both say a Family Membership is required to set up the display, while its own FAQ says core features work without one. A second hands-on reviewer of the Hearth met that ambiguity in practice — prompted to start a Family Membership and enter payment details before setup completed, with a one-month free trial that can be cancelled, and reporting that the calendar still works without a membership but without many premium features. That is an independent account of the conflict, not a resolution of it, so budget for both costs until Hearth clarifies: $699 for the hardware and $9/month for Family Membership, with discounted annual, two-year and three-year rates.
