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Should I use Hearth Display?

27-inch touchscreen digital family calendar with routines, tasks, lists, and an AI helper - hearthdisplay.com

· 5 days ago

Buy it only if your household is genuinely schedule-chaotic and $699 plus a membership feels reasonable for a wall command center. Skip it if a cheap tablet with a free shared calendar would do the same job.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so long-form review details are limited.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct support-quality evidence in sources.
  • Security posture

Pricing

$699

Hearth Display hardware

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo
Hearth MembershipNot confirmed in sources

Best for

  • Busy two-parent households
  • Kids with packed activity schedules
  • Families wanting a wall command center
  • Households already syncing shared calendars

Not for

  • Anyone balking at $699 plus a subscription
  • Singles or couples with simple schedules
  • Self-hosters wanting open alternatives
  • Anyone satisfied with a tablet and Google Calendar

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Membership subscription must be activated to use the display; recurring cost beyond hardware

medium

Software is tied to Hearth's ecosystem; switching means replacing the whole screen or third-party apps

low

The '40,000+ families' figure is company marketing, not independently verified

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 27-inch touchscreen praised by Good Housekeeping and Today's Parent testers
  • Combines calendar, routines, tasks, and lists in one display
  • AI 'Hearth Helper' feature added after user demand
  • Venture-backed company with $4.6M raised
  • Claims 40,000+ families served

Cons

  • Subscription required on top of the $699 hardware
  • Reddit threads report buyer's remorse and lasting disappointment
  • Only 8 Trustpilot reviews; thin independent feedback
  • Cheaper alternatives replicate the experience without the $699 screen

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x9security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $699

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Premium hardware plus required subscription; remorse threads exist.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Parenting reviewers praise simple setup and daily use.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Calendar, routines, tasks, lists, AI helper.
  • Support quality. No direct support-quality evidence in sources.
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes security page; no reported incidents.
  • $699 Starting price 27-inch hardware, membership required
  • 8 Trustpilot reviews Too few for a reliable rating
  • 40,000+ Families served Company-claimed, unaudited
  • $4.6M Funding Raised per TechCrunch, Sep 2023

Pricing

Hearth Display hardware

$699

  • 27-inch touchscreen
  • Wall mount, frame options

Hearth Membership

Not confirmed in sources

  • Required to activate
  • Powers companion app sync

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Parenting media reviewers like it, but a vocal slice of Reddit owners report buyer's remorse and unmet expectations a year in.

“It's big and beautiful”
wetried.it review
“Anyone else having buyer's remorse?”
Reddit, r/HearthDisplay
“A year later and still disappointed”
Reddit, r/HearthDisplay

Alternatives

Compare Hearth Display with each alternative.

  • Skylight Calendar

    The most-competed rival; frequent comparison threads favor its price.

  • Mango Display

    Turns any tablet or TV into a family calendar for less.

  • Plannie

    Keeps your existing big screen, replaces Hearth's software.

    Hearth Display vs Plannie
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so long-form review details are limited.

$699 wall calendar that busy families love, but a tablet with free shared-calendar apps covers most of it.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so long-form review details are limited.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Hearth Display Calendar Review — Good Housekeepinggoodhousekeeping.com
    review
  2. Hearth Display Family Calendar Review — Today's Parenttodaysparent.com
    review
  3. Anyone else having buyer's remorse? — Reddit r/HearthDisplayreddit.com
    review
  4. A year later and still disappointed — Reddit r/HearthDisplayreddit.com
    review
  5. Hearth Display Review — wetried.itwetried.it
    review
  6. Trustpilot reviews of hearthdisplay.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  7. Hearth Display alternative without the $699 screen — Luanamyluanahome.com
    review
  8. Hearth Display alternative: keep the screen — Plannieplannie.io
    review
  9. Smart display company Hearth Display raises $4.6M — TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    news
  10. The Hearth Display Finally Moved Its 'Helper' — Yahoo Techtech.yahoo.com
    news
  11. Membership — Hearth Display Zendeskhearth.zendesk.com
    official
  12. Hearth Display product security pagehearthdisplay.com
    security
  13. Hearth Display and Family Membership — hearthdisplay.comhearthdisplay.com
    official
  14. Real review of Hearth Display? — Reddit r/smarthomereddit.com
    review

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