Skylight Calendar is a touchscreen display that puts the family schedule where everyone can see it. Zazu is an AI assistant that reads the school emails and calendars, works out what needs doing, and does the follow-up once a parent approves. One shows the plan. The other does part of the work. Many families could use both.
Skylight prices and features checked on September 18, 2026.
The difference in one table.
What it is
An AI family assistant you message
A wall-mounted touchscreen family calendar with a companion phone app
Where it lives
Inside WhatsApp and iMessage. No device, no new app
A 15-inch or 27-inch screen in your home, plus the Skylight app
How things get onto the calendar
Zazu reads your email and calendars, with permission, and picks up dates, forms and deadlines itself
Syncs with your existing calendars. With the Plus plan, you can forward an email, PDF or photo of a flyer to your Skylight address and it creates the event
Who does the follow-up
Zazu drafts the reply, the RSVP, the nudge to the other parent. A parent approves first
Not something Skylight advertises. It organizes and displays
Understanding what a plan means
Zazu looks at the context around an event: a weather change, a day off school, a new email that affects it. Then it tells you what that means for your day
Shows the events it has been given
Keeping both parents in sync
Talks to each parent, carries messages between them, and makes sure it’s clear who is responsible for what
Everyone sees the same screen. Who does what is up to you
Kids’ chores and routines
Not Zazu’s focus
Chore charts with a star reward system (Plus plan)
Shared screen at home
None. It’s a conversation
Yes. This is what Skylight is built for
Calendar sync
Works with Google and Microsoft 365 (Outlook), and puts events straight onto your calendar
Google and Apple calendars, two-way if set up that way. Outlook, Yahoo, Cozi and TeamSnap one-way
Price
Free for 7 days, then $19 a month
$299.99 (15-inch) or $599.99 (27-inch), one time. Plus plan $79 a year
When Skylight is the better choice.
You want the kids to see the day at a glance, without a phone in their hands.
Chore charts and rewards are a big part of how your house runs.
Your family calendar is already kept up to date, and what’s missing is a place where everyone actually looks at it.
You’d rather pay once for hardware than pay monthly. Skylight’s calendar, tasks and lists work without the Plus plan.
When Zazu is the better choice.
Seeing the calendar isn’t the problem. The problem is that someone has to read forty school emails to build it. With Skylight’s import you still have to notice the email and forward it. Zazu reads the inbox itself, with your permission.
One parent carries the whole list in their head, and you want the work shared without a weekly planning meeting.
You don’t want another screen or another app. Zazu works inside the messaging apps you already use, WhatsApp and iMessage.
You want something that speaks up first. Zazu notices when plans change, when it’s going to rain on the outdoor party, or when Monday turns out to be a day off school, and comes to you before it becomes a problem.
You want it settled who’s doing what. Zazu talks to both parents and makes sure each job has an owner.
You want things handled, not only displayed: the RSVP sent, the form flagged before the deadline, the other parent asked about pickup.
Can you use both?
Yes, and it’s a good combination. Skylight syncs with Google and Apple calendars. Zazu puts events straight onto your Google Calendar, so they show up on the Skylight screen in the kitchen too. Zazu does the reading and the chasing. Skylight makes the result visible to everyone, including the kids.
Questions.
Is Zazu a replacement for Skylight Calendar?
Not exactly. Skylight is a display. Zazu is an assistant that does follow-up work. If what you’re missing is a shared screen in the kitchen, get the screen. If what you’re missing is the person who reads everything and chases it, that’s Zazu.
Does Zazu need a device?
No. You message it in WhatsApp or iMessage.
How much does each cost?
Zazu is free to try for 7 days, then $19 a month. Skylight Calendar 2 costs $299.99 and Calendar Max costs $599.99, each a one-time purchase, and the optional Plus plan is $79 a year.
Can Skylight read my email for me?
Skylight’s Magic Import, part of the Plus plan, turns an email, PDF or photo into a calendar event after you forward it to your Skylight address. It doesn’t watch your inbox on its own. Zazu does, once you give it permission.
Does Zazu act without asking?
No. It asks a parent before it replies, books or messages anyone.
Try Zazu.
Message Zazu and see what it notices by tonight.