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Back then, planning meant having to write down your events, tasks, and schedules on a paper wall calendar. Although it does the job very well, you can’t always have one with you to help you stay on top of your daily schedule. This is why Google Calendar and its alternatives came into being. Instead of relying on flimsy paper, you can quickly view your schedule on your mobile device. It’s more convenient, easier to update with more details and can be shared with anyone.
But to get the most out of your mobile calendar app, consider pairing it with a digital calendar. Most digital calendars are designed to sync with your mobile calendar app and display your events and activities on a larger screen than your phone or tablet. This provides greater visibility at home and keeps everyone informed of shared schedules. If you want to improve your home planning, here are some popular digital wall calendars to check out.
Skylight Schedule 2
The Skylight Calendar 2 is one of the most popular digital wall planners, and for good reason. This 15-inch touchscreen with Full HD resolution and 16 GB of storage can automatically sync with your calendars from Google, Apple, Outlook, Cozi and Yahoo. It works in two ways, so you can edit your calendar or your phone and mirror it on both devices.
Besides Calendar, Skylight offers five other tab categories to help you with planning. There are tasks, designed to display your to-do list for the day. This is where you can also assign tasks to the whole family and let them check off tasks as they go about their day. Each completed task earns them stars and rewards in the Rewards section, which can be physical items like ice cream or experiences like a trip to the arcade.
Skylight also includes a Meals tab, perfect for when you need to plan your meals for the week. Then you have Lists, which are basically a catch-all for every list you can think of, from something as mundane as a grocery list to as inspiring as a travel to-do list. If you want to add custom screensavers to the calendar, you will see them in the Photos tab. The Meals, Rewards and Photo Screensaver tabs, however, require a subscription before you can access them. From an installation standpoint, Skylight can be mounted on a wall if you prefer it at eye level, or left on a countertop if other family members, like children, will also be using it. You have the option to rotate the screen to portrait or landscape mode, whichever position best suits your needs. You can get the silver variant of Skylight for $320, while the black version is available for $350.
Cozyla Plus 2 Calendar 15.6
The Cozyla Calendar Plus 2 15.6″ is both a subscription-free calendar and a smart home hub. As a calendar, it can sync back and forth with your main calendars, including Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and Yahoo Calendar. You can use it to schedule events and jot down chores and tasks for the whole family. If you have a physical invitation or movie poster, you can even use your phone to scan photos and URLs of those events so you can add them directly to the calendar. Cozyla Plus 2 also includes a section to plan meals for the entire week. Conveniently, this meal planning feature allows you to upload recipes to the digital wall calendar or stream recipe videos directly from the screen. A shopping list is automatically generated from your meal plans, which is also one less step to manage.
As a smart home hub, Cozyla Plus 2 lets you install smart home apps like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, so you can control your devices from the digital calendar. To make things more convenient, you can customize the home screen with some essential Android widgets. These range from typical calendar-related widgets, like the task board and to-do list, to other extras like the media player and weather update. You can download the widgets of your choice from the preloaded Google Play Store. If you like hands-free control of your calendar, Cozyla Plus 2 is integrated with Cozyla AI. It’s a voice assistant that you can ask to create events on your calendar. The Cozyla Plus 2 costs $350 and only comes in white.
Loofii Smart Digital Calendar
Equipped with a wall-mounted HD touchscreen, the Loofii Smart Digital Calendar is a budget-friendly option that works like most digital calendars on the market. It supports syncing with five popular calendar apps – Google, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo and Cozi – and pairs with a mobile app that lets you easily view your schedule anytime, anywhere. It also includes several other planning tools to keep your home organized.
On the one hand, you get a complete task board with a reward function for motivation. This task chart is color-coded, so there’s no confusion about who should do what. Loofii also comes with a meal planner. Here you can plan what you will prepare for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for the whole week.
When you’re not using the calendar function, Loofii lets you switch to digital photo frame mode. It displays a slideshow of the photos you’ve uploaded to your cloud album. This screensaver will stay on until you tap the screen and return to the main calendar view. If you don’t want to display anything at all – perhaps while you’re sleeping or out of the house – you can set Loofii to activate sleep mode on a specific schedule. This digital calendar has a list price of $170, but is currently on sale for $153 on Amazon.
Apolosign 21.5 digital calendar
The Apolosign 21.5″ Digital Calendar is a digital wall calendar with dual operating systems, meaning it can operate in one of two modes. The first mode is Calendar. This is where you can view your calendar, sync it with consumer calendar apps, and plan events for the whole family. In Calendar mode, you also have access to all of Apolosign’s built-in planning tools – no subscription required. As soon as the digital calendar is up and running, Apolosign lets you create a chore board, set rewards for each completed chore, and create lists such as to-do and shopping lists. It also comes with a message board to keep your family up to date with personal reminders.
The second mode is Android mode, which essentially turns Apolosign into an Android tablet, complete with built-in Play Store. It extends the functionality of the digital calendar by giving you the ability to install your favorite apps and add widgets to the home screen. You can customize it with a music player widget, photos, live camera streaming, and even a smart home controller. Yes, in Android mode, Apolosign can also become a smart home hub. In fact, Gemini comes pre-installed, so you can use voice commands to remotely control your lights, create alarms or check the weather, making Apolosign one of the essential smart home devices.
When inactive, this digital calendar doubles as a digital photo frame. But instead of just displaying a simple slideshow with images, you can choose to include a calendar, a clock, and even a video on the screen. You can also easily use images from your Google Photos as a screen saver. As for its price, it is slightly higher, costing $420 for the 21.5-inch variant, but there is also a 15.6-inch variant available for $270.
Dragon Touch 15.6 Digital Calendar Task Board
The Dragon Touch 15.6″ Digital Calendar is a 1080p Full HD display for the whole family. It runs on 32GB of built-in storage and supports multiple languages, including German, French, and Spanish. Like standard digital wall calendars, you can sync Dragon Touch with any of your existing calendars from Google, Outlook, Apple, Yahoo, and Cozi. If your calendar app has a public sharing link, you can also integrate it with Dragon Touch.
Once configured, the calendar view is customizable. There is an option to display only the events of the day, week or month. You can also create schedules for specific family members, with different colors for each. Dragon Touch also includes separate dashboards for tasks, meal planning, and rewards. These dashboards are available for free, without requiring a subscription, unlike other digital wall calendars. To keep you informed on the go, Dragon Touch connects to an app on your phone, where you can edit your events and sync them with the home’s digital calendar.
When installing Dragon Touch, you can choose to mount it on the wall in landscape mode or rotate it to portrait. It can even be converted into a desk calendar for easier access for children. The screen brightness will automatically adjust to the ambient light in the room, so you won’t have to worry about separate lighting for the digital calendar. The 15.6-inch variant costs $170, but you can find a smaller 10.1-inch version for $80. There’s also a 21.5-inch model that costs $255 on Amazon.
Our methodology for selecting these recommendations
In selecting these digital wall calendars, we primarily focused on units with the typical planning tools every home needs: a calendar, a meal planner, a to-do list, and a chore chart. Everything included in this list has these tools, either by subscription or as a free feature.
We also took into account whether the digital calendar is available on Amazon for easy access and how well received it is by Amazon shoppers. To make the list, it must have at least a 4.3 star rating on Amazon, with a minimum of 500 units sold in the last month, which is a good indicator that they are performing well and have high demand among buyers.
