Greenlight Family Hub Gets Early Black Friday Price Cut

The Greenlight Family Hub, a digital wall calendar that also tracks kids' chores and allowance, is selling for $199 for the 15.6-inch model and $169 for the smaller 10.1-inch version ahead of Black Friday, according to WIRED. The 15.6-inch unit is $100 off its usual price, and the 10.1-inch version is discounted $30, WIRED reported.

How Much the Greenlight Hub Costs for Black Friday

WIRED gear writer Nena Farrell, who described herself as "WIRED's resident calendar tester," wrote that the 15.6-inch Greenlight Hub she tested now sells for $199, down from its regular price, and called it "significantly less than every other digital wall calendar I recommend, all of which usually retail for at least $300," according to WIRED. The 10.1-inch model is listed at $169, a $30 reduction, per the same report.

What the Family Hub Does Beyond Scheduling

The device shows every family member's calendar on one screen and includes tabs for chores, family locations and photo display, WIRED reported. Greenlight began as a debit card company for children before adding app-based tools such as chore tracking tied to allowance payments and location sharing, according to WIRED. The Hub brings those features into a single wall-mounted device and adds the calendar function found in competitors like Skylight, the outlet said.

Which Features Require a Subscription

Family location sharing and access to Greenlight's built-in voice assistant require a Family Hub+ subscription, WIRED reported. The base hardware works as a calendar and photo frame without the added plan, according to the review.

How It Compares With Other Digital Wall Calendars

Farrell wrote that the Hub's interface uses "modern, stylish icons that feel cooler and more gender-neutral than the bubbly, pastel interface featured on the Skylight and similar tools," and said it avoids what she called "the decidedly Android feel of some cheaper models," despite its lower price, according to WIRED. She said she has used the device with a 4-year-old whose only assigned chore is brushing his teeth at night, per the report.

What to Watch Before Black Friday

Retailers are rolling out holiday tech promotions and features earlier each year. Amazon, for instance, launched a text-to-Alexa shopping tool out of Seattle this week aimed at simplifying holiday purchases, HTT News reported. Shoppers tracking family-organization gadgets like the Greenlight Hub should expect similar early price moves from competing calendar brands as Black Friday approaches, since WIRED noted the current Greenlight pricing already undercuts rival devices that typically start near $300. Whether Greenlight or competitors adjust pricing further closer to the holiday remains to be seen; WIRED's report reflects pricing as of its Nov. 6 publication date.

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