MyListResortSkylight alternative: how MyListResort compares
Both apps are aimed at the same job: one shared place a whole household can see. Skylight puts it on a screen on your kitchen wall, and for a lot of families that is exactly right. This one lives on the phone already in your pocket. Everything below about Skylight is taken from its own published pages, and dated.
How they compare
| Feature | Skylight | MyListResort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Skylight publishes Calendar Plus at $79 a year, a subscription for its Calendar display, which is sold separately. Its page lists Rewards, meal planning, photo display and Magic Import as what Plus adds, and says the calendar’s other features stay free forever without it.1 | One price for the whole household, $14.99 a year or $2.99 a month, for up to 8 people on a list. |
| Whether you buy a device | Skylight’s calendar is presented as a wall display you buy, with the subscription running alongside it.1 | Runs on the phone you already have. There is nothing to buy and nothing to mount. |
| Chores | Skylight lists an interactive Chore Chart among its calendar features.1 | A chore board too, with a running payout ledger per child on top of it. |
| Shared lists | Skylight lists custom lists for groceries, to-dos and birthday wishes, shown on the display.1 | Shared lists across groceries, recipes, maintenance, packing, checklists and boards. |
| Once-opened freshness | Skylight’s Calendar Plus page does not mention expiry dates or shelf life for food.1 | Once-opened shelf life from the USDA FoodKeeper data, with a reminder before it turns. |
| An allowance ledger | Skylight lists Rewards on Calendar Plus, where stars added to chores motivate kids to finish tasks. Its Calendar Plus page does not mention an allowance in money or a payout record.1 | Points or money per task, a running total per child, and a payout you record when you settle up. |
Shelf-life windows come from the USDA FoodKeeper, published by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (public domain). These are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations or guarantees: actual condition depends on storage and handling, and harmful bacteria may not have obvious signs. Follow package and official guidance; when in doubt, throw it out.
Everything in this section is taken from Skylight's own published pages: 1Skylight: Calendar Plus. Checked 18 Aug 2026. Products change. If you find something here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. MyListResort is not affiliated with or endorsed by Skylight. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
What MyListResort does
Once-opened freshness
Mark an item opened and the app shows an estimated quality window, using its built-in shelf-life guidance for hundreds of products. Scan a product barcode to add it without typing. No fridge inventory to maintain. Freshness is opt-in, per item, and it pings your phone as the estimate approaches.
These dates are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations; storage and handling vary, so follow package and official guidance and discard food when in doubt.
Lists for everything
Groceries, chores with an allowance tally, home and car maintenance on a repeating interval, packing, projects on a board. One app instead of one per job.
A calendar the whole house can read
Appointments, deadlines and events in Agenda, 30 days or Family views. The Family grid runs days across and hours down, with each event in the colour of the person it belongs to and an avatar row that narrows the grid to whoever you tap. Anyone on the list can answer, and say who is covering the pickup, so the school run is not settled in a group chat.
Installable, no app store
Install it to a phone home screen straight from the browser. It’s a Progressive Web App: no store account, no download, no separate update to remember.
Common questions
- Is there a good Skylight alternative?
- MyListResort runs on the phones and tablets a household already owns and installs to a home screen straight from the browser, so there is no display to buy or mount.
- MyListResort vs Skylight: do I still need the wall display?
- That is the real choice. Skylight presents its calendar as a display you buy with a subscription alongside it; MyListResort runs on a phone you already have. A screen everyone walks past is a genuine advantage, and it is the one thing this does not give you.
- Does MyListResort cost anything up front?
- No hardware, no up-front cost. Skylight sells a Calendar display and a separate $79 a year Calendar Plus subscription; MyListResort is one household subscription and nothing to buy.
- Does MyListResort do chores like the Skylight Chore Chart?
- Yes, and MyListResort adds the money side. Skylight lists an interactive Chore Chart; MyListResort adds points or an allowance tally per child and a payout you record when you settle up.
Free covers 2 shared lists with up to 4 people on each, and freshness tracking on 5 items at a time. The paid plan lifts those caps.