November 8, 2026
Original 10-inch ยท not Frame 2
This is the original Skylight Frame in 10-inch Black. It is the pick for someone who wants a touchscreen, and for a house where the photos already on the frame should keep playing if Wi-Fi drops. Basic photo sharing does not require a subscription. Frame Plus is a separate, optional $39 a year.
It is a Christmas gift and a Tuesday gift. The white border in the merchant photo is the picture on the screen, not a paper mat. If you want the matte print look, read the Aura Carver Mat instead.
$159.99 159.99 USD before tax for 10-inch Black
Checked November 8, 2026 on Skylight's product page for the default 10-inch Black. Other variant prices on that page were not verified. Snapshot, not a live price.
$159.99 for the original 10-inch frame. $0 required to share and show basic photos. Optional Frame Plus is $39 a year, one plan for all of their frames, and it can be canceled.
Skylight sells more than one frame. The verified offer here is the original Frame, 10-inch Black, SKU 100DA, at $159.99. Frame 2 has its own specs. A review of Frame 2 is not a review of the frame in this photo, and this draft will not borrow Frame 2's resolution, video list, stand notes, or picture-quality comments.
New photos need Wi-Fi. They can come from the Skylight app or from email. Photos already stored on the frame can display offline. The frame holds about 8GB, up to 8,000 photos, in a body listed at 12 by 8.5 by 0.9 inches, with a US power plug. The panel is a 10-inch, 1280 by 800 IPS touchscreen.
Offline playback is useful. It is not proof that an emailed photo never crossed Skylight's service, and it is not a finding that Skylight is categorically more private than Aura. Keeping Room did not perform a privacy or security audit. If that question decides the gift, read what each company says at the time you buy, and prefer a frame only if the remaining compromise is one you can explain to the family.
Basic photo sharing and display do not require a subscription. Frame Plus is $39 a year. One plan covers all of their Skylight frames, and it can be canceled. The official subscription page is Skylight Plus (external).
Skylight's support article, updated October 22, 2026, is the clearer source for what Plus adds: albums, videos, captions, remote settings, cloud backup, online access, an in-app slideshow, and bulk actions in the app. The sales page's extracted text listed features under both Basic and Plus and lost the checkmark distinction. This draft will not invent a full paywall chart, and it will not paste Frame 2 inclusions onto the original model.
Read the Frame Plus support article (external) before you tell anyone the gift includes video.
Different models. Named on purpose.
NBC Select's Harry Rabinowitz, updated July 8, 2026, described about a month of staff testing and disclosed that the companies provided the samples. The models were an Aura Aspen and a Skylight Frame 2. Reviewers found Aura's app simpler, Skylight's split between app and frame more involved, the touchscreen prone to fingerprints, and the optional $39 decision a complication. Skylight's local storage was useful where Wi-Fi was unavailable after the photos were loaded.
The offline behavior of this original frame is consistent with that local-storage note, and it is specifically confirmed on the original frame's own product page. Everything else in the NBC piece stays with the models they held. Keeping Room has not tested this frame.
Compare it with the Aura Carver Mat, which is the other frame in this guide, not the Aspen.
No. This page is the original Skylight Frame, 10-inch Black, SKU 100DA, at $159.99 when checked. Frame 2 is a different model. Do not import its resolution, video inclusions, stand, or picture-quality comments.
No. Basic photo sharing and display do not require Frame Plus. Plus is $39 a year, one subscription for all of their frames, and it can be canceled. Skylight's support article, updated October 22, 2026, lists Plus extras that include albums, videos, captions, remote settings, cloud backup, online access, an in-app slideshow, and bulk actions. The sales page did not keep a clean checkmark split, so this draft stops there instead of printing a feature chart.
Photos already stored on the frame can display offline. New photos, whether from the app or from email, need Wi-Fi. Offline playback is not proof that a photo never passed through Skylight on the way in, and it is not a finding that Skylight is more private than Aura.
Gift Mode supports preloading without unboxing. Skylight advertises setup within ten minutes. Keeping Room did not time a setup and does not promise that pace in every kitchen.
We did not find an independent hands-on test of this original 10-inch to rely on. NBC Select spent about a month with an Aura Aspen and a Skylight Frame 2, disclosed that the companies provided the samples, and found Aura's app simpler, Skylight's app and frame more involved, the Frame 2 touchscreen prone to fingerprints, and the $39 decision a complication. Local storage helped where Wi-Fi was unavailable after loading. Those notes are context. They are not a verdict on this model.
The page showed shipping in 1 to 2 business days. That is when Skylight hands the package off, not when it reaches the door. A four-month free-return window was shown. The shipping charge, the arrival date, and any holiday cutoff were not verified. Other frame colors are sold on the same page. Their prices were not checked one by one.
$159.99 for the original 10-inch frame. $0 required to share and show basic photos. Optional Frame Plus is $39 a year, one plan for all of their frames, and it can be canceled.