- Bedtimeorange before bedtime (5 to 60 minutes, or off), then dark; a white night light if you press the front button
- Before wake-uporange from 30 minutes before
- Wake-up timegreen, for 30 minutes or until you press the front button, with an alarm sound if you switch it on
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The tradeoff: It has to stay plugged in (the coin cell only keeps the settings), there is one wake-up time for every day and no nap timer, and Flow Amsterdam says it is not suitable for children under 3.
From Flow Amsterdam’s own pages and manual: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Plug it in with the adapter in the box, and pull the plastic strip out of the battery compartment underneath so the coin cell can keep your settings.
- The menu is locked: hold the back button and the tick button together for 5 seconds to unlock it, then scroll with the up and down buttons and choose with the tick.
- Under Clock, choose a 12- or 24-hour display and set the hours and minutes. Under Sleep, switch the bedtime light on, set the bedtime, and choose how long before bedtime it glows orange (5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes, or off).
- Under Wake up, switch it on and set the time your child may get out of bed. It turns orange 30 minutes before and green at that time; the green light and the alarm sound, if you switched it on, stay on for 30 minutes or until you press the button on the front.
- Under Night light, choose how long the white night light stays on after a press of the front button (5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes), or switch the night light off altogether. To set the analog clock, take off the silicone cover and turn the pin on the back.
Flow Amsterdam says it is not suitable for children under 3, that only the adapter it comes with should be used, and that the adapter is not a toy. The coin cell in the base is dangerous if swallowed, so keep spare and used cells out of reach, and keep the cord away from the bed.
Check the age warning and whether your child is ready separately, and see how to set an OK-to-wake clock for other clocks.
Setup and everyday controls
You set it with the buttons on the clock. No app is needed, and no account.
- How you set it
- Set on the clock
- Buttons on the clock
- Yes
- Change it from your phone
- No
- Account needed
- No
When grandma, a sitter or the other parent sets it
Anyone can use the buttons on the clock; there is no app to share. Show everyone who puts your child to bed how to unlock the menu (the back and tick buttons held for 5 seconds) and change the wake-up time.
Schedules, light and sound
Switches on by itself every day.
What you can schedule on this clock
- Bedtime light at a set timeYes
- Wake-up light at a set timeYes
- Nap timerNo
- Different weekend timesNo
Wake-up light at a set time- Yes
- Bedtime light at a set time
- Yes
Nap timer- No
Weekday and weekend times- No
Several light or sound changes a night- No
- Can also start it by hand
- No
- Silent wake-up light
- Yes
Alarm sound- Yes
- Sound machine
- No
- Shows the time
- Yes
- Dimmable time display
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.
From 30 minutes before the wake-up time it glows orange, and at the wake-up time it turns green.
A nap timer and a nap wake-up time work differently. The planner keeps them separate.
Clocks changing, or an early riser? Move the wake-up light in small steps with the clock-change planner.
Without Wi-Fi or a phone
It has no app and needs no Wi-Fi: you set and change everything on the clock, and it runs by itself.
Power, and what happens in a power cut
Plugged in
Needs to stay plugged in · Mains adapter with cord and plug (included); a CR2032 coin cell in the base keeps the settings
It has to stay plugged in, so in a power cut the light and the digital display go out. The coin cell in the base keeps the times you set, so it carries on when the power is back.
- Runs on battery?
- Needs to stay plugged in
- Power connection
- Mains adapter with cord and plug (included); a CR2032 coin cell in the base keeps the settings
- Keeps its settings without power
- Yes
See why a battery that keeps the settings is different from one that keeps the light on.
Subscription and included parts
No subscription: everything works on the clock.
In the box
- Sleep trainer (George or Luna)
- Adapter with cord and plug
- CR2032 coin cell, fitted
When your child outgrows the light
Flow Amsterdam George & Luna can play a sound at its wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own, so on school mornings the light and the sound come together. When to move on to a kids’ alarm clock.
Check it in your home
While you can still return it, try the buttons you will actually use. These are checks for you to make; we have not tested this clock.
- Find how to change the times and switch the wake-up light on, then check it shows the light and sound you chose.
- Check the brightness, the volume and where the clock stands, using the maker’s placement advice. Check what the lock stops and which buttons still work.
- Use the clock’s own preview or test, if it has one, rather than unplugging it or resetting it to see what happens.
- Show the other parent, a grandparent or the sitter the buttons. Read what to do after a power cut before you need it.
Agree on what the light means and what to do if it does not come on, then keep the manual or the maker’s help page with your plan.
Show your child what this clock’s light means, and leave a note for the sitter.
If the light does not come on, check the time, the mode and the power before you reset the clock.
Questions about the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna
Does the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna need an app?
No. You set it with the buttons on the clock, and no account or Wi-Fi is needed. App or buttons? →
What does my child see on the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna?
Bedtime: orange before bedtime (5 to 60 minutes, or off), then dark; a white night light if you press the front button. Before wake-up: orange from 30 minutes before. Wake-up time: green, for 30 minutes or until you press the front button, with an alarm sound if you switch it on. See the drawing →
What happens to the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna in a power cut?
Stops, but keeps its settings. It has to stay plugged in, so in a power cut the light and the digital display go out. The coin cell in the base keeps the times you set, so it carries on when the power is back. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna do naps?
No. Its manual describes no nap timer and no separate nap wake-up time. Nap timers vs nap wake-up times →
Can I set a different time for weekends?
No. It has one wake-up time for every day, so change it on Friday night if you want a later weekend. Plan a new wake-up time →
Does the Flow Amsterdam George & Luna have an alarm?
It can play a sound at the wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own. Kids alarm clocks →
Can grandma or a sitter change it?
Yes, with the buttons on the clock; nobody needs an app or an account. Sharing a clock →
The maker’s pages
Details can differ between versions and countries. Dates show when we last checked something that changes, like stock or a recall. Every source we use