Quick answer: OptiAI® is a family calendar app that runs on iPhone, Android and the web, so you can get a shared, color-coded family schedule without buying a wall screen. Full Access is free forever; the One plan is $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Skylight sells a dedicated touchscreen calendar, so a wall display is the better choice if a screen in the kitchen is the whole point for you.
Updated October 2026. We make OptiAI, so please check other products' current pages before you decide.
Why families look past a wall display
A dedicated wall calendar is a hardware purchase, and the price is usually in the hundreds of dollars (check Skylight's current pricing page for the exact figure). It also lives in one room. If the schedule only exists on that screen, the parent at work or the grandparent on school pickup cannot see it.
An app moves the same job onto the phones adults already carry. Everyone sees one schedule wherever they are, and nothing needs mounting, wiring or replacing.
What OptiAI gives you instead
- One shared calendar, color-coded by person, on web, iOS and Android with the same household everywhere.
- Events added by typing to Ask Opti, or by sending a message or a photo of a school notice from the app, WhatsApp or Telegram. Opti proposes it and you confirm, with Undo.
- Chores, routines and Chore Stars on the same calendar, with optional allowance you approve in Kids' Money.
- Shopping list, meal plan and a household budget next to the schedule.
- Import from Google Calendar and Outlook (read-only) or your iPhone device calendar, so you do not start from zero.
Can I still have a screen in the kitchen?
Yes, if you want one. OptiAI works in a browser, so a spare tablet or an old laptop can show the family calendar on the counter. There is no dedicated display mode and no special hardware, so treat it as a tablet showing a web page rather than a purpose-built wall unit.
A fair way to decide
Write down who needs to see the schedule and where. If the answer is "the kids, in the kitchen", a screen has real value. If it is "two adults and a grandparent, from anywhere", an app covers it with nothing to buy.
You can also start free. Full Access includes every module with no trial and no card, so a week of real use costs nothing, and you can still add a screen later.
When Skylight is the better choice
We make OptiAI, so weigh this page accordingly. Features and prices change, so check their current pages before you decide.
- You want a glanceable screen on the wall that kids without phones can read and tap.
- You prefer a single purpose-built device over an app, and you are happy to pay for the hardware.
- Your household only needs a calendar and a few lists, and you value the simplicity of an appliance.
Get the app: App Store · Google Play · or use it on the web.