This chunky little tablet got my kid to clean up his toys

June 5, 2026 Allison Johnson

Skylight Buddy chore tracking device on a counter
Just a cute little guy.

Never underestimate the power that a cheap tablet holds over a kid under six.

The Skylight Buddy is a device with one job: to be a cute little guy that helps your kid track routines and chores. It's $139.99, plus an optional subscription. And to my surprise, even though it offers a pretty limited set of features without the $39-per-year "Plus" features, it actually worked.

Skylight recommends the Buddy for kids aged four up to 10. An adult has to set it up, naturally, which you do inside of the Skylight app. From there, you make a profile for your kid and assign it to the Buddy, which is strictly one-kid-per-device. That might be a non-sta …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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