Skylight App vs ThrowBaks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skylight App
This app centralizes your family's schedules, tasks, and memories in one accessible platform. It allows for syncing multiple calendars, managing shared lists, and even creating a digital recipe book. Additionally, it facilitates photo and video sharing to a connected digital frame.
- Sync unlimited calendars
- Manage shared lists
- Create family routines
- Build recipe book & meal plans
- Upload photos & videos
- Manage digital photo frame
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Skylight is the operating system for your family, bringing everyone’s calendars, lists, routines, and memories into one place. The Skylight App can be used to activate and manage your Skylight Calendar and Skylight Frame. Skylight Calendar - Sync unlimited calendars or create events directly - Set recurring chores & routines to keep everyone aligned - Share grocery and to-do lists, plus more! - Earn stars and unlock Rewards for completed tasks [PLUS] - Build your family recipe book & meal plans [PLUS] - Upload photos & videos to use as screensavers [PLUS] - Auto-import events, PDFs, recipes & more [PLUS] Skylight Frame - Easy setup: Connect to WiFi and go - Add photos anytime, anywhere via app or email - Create unlimited albums with captions - Upload videos and customize your display [PLUS] You can find our Terms of Service here: https://myskylight.com/tos/
ThrowBaks
This app lets you revisit your past memories, one year at a time. It supports full-resolution photos, Live Photos, and videos, and displays their original locations. Your privacy is protected as it never collects or stores your data.
- View memories year by year
- Full resolution photos, Live Photos, and videos
- View memory locations
- Share memories to other apps
- 100% ad-free experience
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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ThrowBaks is 100% ad-free, today and ALWAYS. Effortlessly flip back to your past memories one year at a time. Full Resolution Photos,Live Photos, & Videos Easily view your memory's location and share it to all your favorite apps. ThrowBaks was built for anyone who loves a daily dose of nostalgia. ThrowBaks doesn’t collect or store any of your photos or location data—ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThrowBaks at none against Skylight App's 21. ThrowBaks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Skylight App's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 2) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Skylight App sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ThrowBaks asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThrowBaks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skylight App has 52K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Skylight App's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThrowBaks's.
Skylight App ships an update weekly, ThrowBaks every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skylight App | ThrowBaks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skylight Frame | Anthony Salesi |
Customer experience
Skylight App
ThrowBaks
Bugs and requests
Skylight App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Difficulty logging in and managing accounts
- Inconsistent photo upload and sync issues
- Calendar functionality not working as expected
- Unexpected frame disconnections from WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to rearrange and sort photos
- More customization options for the frame
- Integration with popular photo storage services
- Improved app stability and user experience
- Ability to delete individual photos remotely
ThrowBaks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skylight App
- Skylight Plus (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Skylight Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Frame Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Buddy Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Skylight Plus (Monthly)14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Skylight Digital Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Skylight Plus (Monthly)14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Calendar Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
- Skylight Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
- Assistant Plus Monthly$14.991 Month
- Frame Plus Annual$39.001 Year
- Skylight Plus (Yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Skylight Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
- Skylight Digital Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Buddy Plus Annual$39.991 Year
- Skylight Plus (Yearly)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Skylight Plus (Yearly)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Calendar Plus Annual$79.001 Year
- Skylight Plus Yearly$79.991 Year
- Assistant Plus Annual$119.991 Year
ThrowBaks
No in-app purchases
