Skylight Buddy Review (2026): Kid Routines Just Got Easy

Skylight Buddy 评测（2026）：让孩子的日常作息变得轻松简单

Rating: 8/10 评分：8/10

TIRE (优点): Easy for kids to use. Lets you add routines and chores. Syncs with Skylight Calendar. No subscription required for main features. No camera or microphone in the device, so it’s safe for a kid’s room. 优点： 孩子使用起来非常简单。可以添加日常作息和家务任务。与 Skylight 日历同步。主要功能无需订阅即可使用。设备不含摄像头或麦克风，因此放在儿童房非常安全。

TIRED (缺点): A couple of features need a subscription, but they’re not essential. The night-light is very dim and sound-machine options are limited. Designed for one device per child, so multiple children can’t have their own routines. 缺点： 少数功能需要订阅，但并非必不可少。小夜灯亮度非常暗，白噪音机选项有限。每台设备仅限一个孩子使用，因此多个孩子无法在同一台设备上拥有各自的作息表。

Like many 4-year-olds, my son is stubborn. He’ll do his best to distract and resist basic activities, like getting in the bath, brushing his teeth, and lying down for bed. The Skylight Buddy—the new kids’ device from the makers of the popular digital calendar—promised to engage him and keep him on a schedule without me needing to nag. 和许多 4 岁的孩子一样，我的儿子很固执。他总是想方设法分心或抗拒基本活动，比如洗澡、刷牙和上床睡觉。Skylight Buddy 是那款热门数字日历制造商推出的全新儿童设备，它承诺能吸引孩子的注意力，并让他保持作息规律，而无需我不断唠叨。

I was dubious that the Skylight Buddy could make good on its claims. The device is designed for kids 4 to 10, and because my son only recently turned 4, I figured he’d probably still be a little young for it. Also, regardless of age, empowering little kids to autonomously stick to their routines and chores is a tall order. However, after almost two weeks of testing, my son has been so excited to use this device and complete the tasks it shows him. 我曾怀疑 Skylight Buddy 是否真能实现其承诺。该设备专为 4 到 10 岁的儿童设计，由于我儿子刚满 4 岁，我觉得他可能还太小了。此外，无论年龄大小，让年幼的孩子自主坚持完成作息和家务都是一项艰巨的任务。然而，经过近两周的测试，我儿子对使用这台设备并完成上面显示的各项任务感到非常兴奋。

The Skylight Buddy works by reminding my son of his morning and evening routines, like brushing his teeth. It uses both words and picture icons, which is crucial because he can’t read yet. Now, his favorite part of the day is when the device congratulates him on his completed tasks at bedtime. While some features are paywalled, you don’t absolutely have to subscribe for your kids to enjoy the Skylight Buddy. Plus, there’s no microphone or camera in the device, making it a safe addition for a kid’s bedroom. It also works seamlessly with Skylight’s digital calendars if you happen to already use one in your home. Skylight Buddy 的工作原理是提醒我儿子完成早晚的日常作息，比如刷牙。它同时使用文字和图标，这非常关键，因为他还不会认字。现在，他一天中最喜欢的时刻就是睡前设备祝贺他完成任务的时候。虽然部分功能需要付费，但你并不一定要订阅才能让孩子享受 Skylight Buddy。此外，设备内没有麦克风或摄像头，使其成为儿童房的安全补充。如果你家里已经在用 Skylight 的数字日历，它还能与之无缝协作。

Meet Buddy

认识 Buddy

The Skylight Buddy sits at just under 7.5 inches tall, with a 1024 x 600 resolution touchscreen. It has a big, yellow half-circle “select” button and volume controls on the top. There are two speakers (one on each side of the device), and the bottom base doubles as a dim night-light. The only other included piece is a power cord that isn’t particularly long, so you’ll need to place it on a tabletop near an outlet in your child’s room. You can also add on a silicone case ($20) if you’re worried about your kid knocking it off the table (or you want to give it a pop of color, as the cover comes in purple, green, and blue, while the device itself only comes in white). Skylight Buddy 高度不到 7.5 英寸，配备 1024 x 600 分辨率的触摸屏。顶部有一个巨大的黄色半圆形“选择”按钮和音量控制键。设备两侧各有一个扬声器，底部底座兼作微弱的小夜灯。包装内还附带一根电源线，但长度并不长，因此你需要将其放置在孩子房间靠近插座的桌面上。如果你担心孩子把它从桌子上碰掉（或者想增加一点色彩，因为保护套有紫色、绿色和蓝色可选，而设备本身只有白色），还可以额外购买一个硅胶保护套（20 美元）。

For setup, you’ll use the Skylight app, which is the same one you’d use if you have Skylight’s digital calendars or photo frames. The Buddy has its own section of the app, separate from the calendar. But because I also use the calendar, my son’s tasks from the Buddy appear in both the general Skylight menus and the specific Buddy menu. Every to-do I’ve created for my son lives in the Tasks section, and when I created each item, the app had me choose whether the task in question was a chore or routine. Chores have many details you can fill in; you can also mark them as up for grabs if you’re happy for any family member to complete them. Routines let you choose how often a specific routine should repeat and what time of day it should happen. 设置时，你需要使用 Skylight App，这与你使用 Skylight 数字日历或相框时用的是同一个 App。Buddy 在 App 中有独立的板块，与日历分开。但因为我也在使用日历，我儿子在 Buddy 上的任务会同时出现在 Skylight 的通用菜单和 Buddy 专属菜单中。我为儿子创建的每一项待办事项都存放在“任务”部分，创建时，App 会让我选择该任务是“家务”还是“日常作息”。家务可以填写很多细节；如果你乐意让任何家庭成员完成，还可以将其标记为“可认领”。日常作息则允许你选择特定任务的重复频率以及执行时间。

I focused on routines for my 4-year-old, since I’m not ready to track chores for him. He likes to help flip the laundry loads and “wash” the dishes (mainly spray them with water, but he does get most of the food off!), though for now, I’m more interested in him building consistent habits. The routines I created pop up on the screen under “Morning” and “Evening,” but there’s also an “Afternoon” option for routines you assign for that time of day. 我主要为 4 岁的儿子设置了日常作息，因为我还没准备好让他承担家务。他喜欢帮忙翻动洗衣机里的衣物和“洗”碗（主要是用水喷，但他确实洗掉了大部分食物残渣！），不过目前我更关心的是让他养成稳定的习惯。我创建的作息会出现在屏幕的“早晨”和“晚上”栏目下，此外还有一个“下午”选项，供你安排该时段的任务。

The Buddy also has sound machine and wake-up features, plus a little night-light at the bottom of the device. You’ll set this up in the app under the Sleep & Wake menu, which lets you add sleep sounds and a night-light for bedtime, along with a morning alarm. I tried these features, but they’re not ultimately going to replace the Hatch Baby in my son’s routine. The Buddy’s sound options are more limited and not as nice as the music from the Hatch Baby. And not only is the night-light dim, but my son looks forward to his Hatch turning green when it’s time for him to wake up. Still, the Buddy has a nice set of options if you need a sound machine or an alarm clock for your kiddo. Buddy 还具备白噪音机和唤醒功能，设备底部还有一个小夜灯。你可以在 App 的“睡眠与唤醒”菜单中进行设置，添加睡前助眠音效、小夜灯以及早晨闹钟。我尝试了这些功能，但它们最终无法取代我儿子日常使用的 Hatch Baby。Buddy 的音效选项比较有限，音质也不如 Hatch Baby。不仅小夜灯亮度较暗，而且我儿子更习惯看到 Hatch 变绿时起床。不过，如果你需要为孩子准备一台白噪音机或闹钟，Buddy 提供的功能组合依然不错。

Onscreen Satisfaction

屏幕上的满足感

I didn’t think my son would particularly care about this device, but the second we unboxed it, he wanted to use it. He immediately started pushing buttons and trying to scroll around on the screen. The first night after I set it up, I explained the tasks and what each on-screen icon meant, and he actually ran to brush his teeth so he could check it off. 我本以为儿子不会太在意这个设备，但我们一开箱，他就迫不及待地想用它。他立刻开始按按钮，并尝试在屏幕上滑动。设置后的第一天晚上，我向他解释了各项任务以及屏幕上每个图标的含义，他竟然主动跑去刷牙，就为了能在屏幕上打钩。

That excitement has stuck around for almost two weeks and counting. My son loves tapping the round corner checkbox to complete his routine items. I do have to remind him sometimes that he hasn’t yet completed something, which prompts him to uncheck the box and complete the task with me, like putting on pajamas, and then running to check it off again. His favorite part is clicking all the tasks as done and seeing a shower of emojis (which change each time) rain down as recognition of a job well done. He likes to activate that congratulatory feature before he actually finishes the tasks, just to see it. Then he un-clicks the unfinished tasks so that he can make the emojis rain again upon actually finishing his list. I get the appeal—I wish my laptop’s Notes app did this when I finish my long to-do list each day. 这种兴奋感持续了近两周，而且还在继续。我儿子非常喜欢点击圆角的复选框来完成他的日常任务。有时我确实需要提醒他还有任务没完成，这会促使他取消勾选，然后和我一起完成任务（比如穿睡衣），接着再跑回去打钩。他最喜欢的部分是点击所有任务为“已完成”，然后看着屏幕上落下的一阵阵表情符号（每次都不一样），作为对他出色表现的奖励。他甚至喜欢在真正完成任务前就触发这个祝贺功能，只为了看一眼。然后他会取消勾选未完成的任务，以便在真正完成列表后再次让表情符号雨落下。我理解这种吸引力——我真希望我笔记本电脑上的笔记 App 在我每天完成长长的待办事项清单时也能这样。