1. Bedtimea bedtime color you pick in the app
  2. Wake-up timea wake-up color you pick in the app
Hatch lets you pick the colors in the app; this drawing shows one choice.

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The tradeoff: Setting it up and changing its routines need the app and an internet connection (the touch ring only turns it on or off and switches favorites), and Hatch+ library sounds may not play offline.

From Hatch’s own pages and manual: the sources.

US · Hatch no longer makes or sells it (checked on 30 October 2026)

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Drawing of the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen in one of its colors, not a photo

Which Hatch is which

What Hatch sells now
Only Hatch Baby. Hatch says it no longer makes or sells Rest 2nd gen or Rest+ 2nd gen and recommends Hatch Baby instead; the first Rest and Rest+ are no longer made either. Any Rest you see for sale now is sold by another shop, not by Hatch.
Which one you have
Rest+ 2nd gen sits on a round charging base, and its clock flashes “BASE” or “PLUG” when you connect the power. Rest 2nd gen looks the same without the base. Both have a metal touch ring on top and three buttons on the back, the round one in the middle for the night light. The first Rest has no clock on its front, and the first Rest+ has no night light. Hatch Baby is shaped differently: a wide, rounded shade with one big round button on top.
Free, or Hatch+
On all three, the Hatch Sleep app, the Time-to-Rise light, bedtime schedules and the free sounds cost nothing. Hatch+ adds stories, music and guided content, and on Hatch Baby sleep guides and chat with Hatch’s sleep team. Hatch Baby comes with 3 months of it; the Rests came with a 30-day trial. Hatch’s shop lists Hatch+ at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, and its Hatch Baby page at $6.99 a month (checked on 30 October 2026).
Battery
Only Rest+ 2nd gen has one: about 8 hours for most people, and up to 12 at low brightness and volume, Hatch says. Rest 2nd gen and Hatch Baby stop as soon as they are unplugged.

Compare them: Rest vs Rest+ · Rest vs Hatch Baby · Rest+ vs Hatch Baby

Hatch’s pages behind these answers

Set this clock up

  1. Set it up in the Hatch Sleep app, with a Hatch account and over Wi-Fi: every routine is made in the app.
  2. To add a schedule, open the Schedule tab and tap +, then choose Bedtime Routine, Time-to-Rise or “Schedule sound or light” (Hatch suggests the last if you are unsure, as it is the most flexible). Pick the sound and light, how long it plays and a step name; “Create playlist” adds more steps to the same routine.
  3. Tap a day in the Schedule tab to see that day’s routines: Rest+ 2nd gen can run different schedules on different days, so a later Time-to-Rise at the weekend is one more schedule.
  4. Try it on the machine with Preview, then tap “Save schedule” or “Save Playlist”. To change a schedule later, tap the three dots on its card to edit, switch off, duplicate or delete it. Make changes while you are online: without internet the saved routines keep playing, but you cannot create or edit them.
  5. On the machine, tap the metal touch ring to play your first touch-ring favorite and tap again to move through them; hold it for about three seconds to turn the Rest+ off. Child Lock, in the app’s Quick Settings, switches the ring off so your child cannot change the light.

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 up in the Hatch Sleep app, with an account, over Wi-Fi.

How you set it
Set up in an app
Buttons on the clock
Yes
Change it from your phone
Yes
Account needed
Yes

When grandma, a sitter or the other parent sets it

In the Hatch Sleep app, the person who set the clock up can invite up to four more people by email; each uses their own Hatch account, and the owner can remove them. Hatch does not say whether two people can change it at once or how to pass the clock to a new owner.

People you can add
Up to 4
Who can invite them
Only the person who set the clock up.
Taking someone off
In the clock’s Access settings in the app.
Where they change it
The Hatch Sleep app on their own phone.
What they need
An invitation sent to the email of their own Hatch account.
More than one clock
An invitation covers one clock; invite them again for a second Rest.

How to give another grown-up access in the app.

App or buttons: which suits your family?

Schedules, light and sound

Runs on its schedule, and you can also start it by hand.

What you can schedule on this clock

  • Bedtime light at a set timeYes
  • Wake-up light at a set timeYes
  • Nap timerNo
  • Different weekend timesYes
Wake-up light at a set time
Yes
Bedtime light at a set time
Yes
Nap timer
No
Weekday and weekend times
Yes
Several light or sound changes a night
Yes
Can also start it by hand
Yes
Silent wake-up light
Yes
Alarm sound
Yes
Sound machine
Yes
Dimmable light
Yes
Shows the time
Yes
Dimmable time display
Yes
Time display can turn off
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.

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

You cannot change the schedules while the internet is down, but saved ones keep playing.

Saved schedules keep running without Wi-Fi.

  • Cannot create or edit routines
  • Cannot set a timer
  • Hatch+ library content may not play
  • Cannot change child-lock or clock-display settings

Power, and what happens in a power cut

Plugged in

When the plug comes out, it keeps running on its battery.

Runs on battery · Custom power cable or the included charging base

Runs on battery?
Runs on battery
Power connection
Custom power cable or the included charging base
Battery life
Up to 12 hours at low brightness and volume, Hatch says; about 8 hours for most people

See why a battery that keeps the settings is different from one that keeps the light on.

Subscription and included parts

The wake-up light works without a paid subscription. Paid extras (Hatch+): Bedtime stories, music, meditations and other guided content; Gradient light options; Playing its sounds from your phone.

In the box

  • Rest+ 2nd gen
  • Charging base
  • Custom power cable

Do OK-to-wake clocks need a subscription?

When your child outgrows the light

Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen has a sound alarm you set apart from the wake-up light, so it can become your child’s alarm clock once school mornings start. When to move on to a kids’ alarm clock.

Check it in your home

While you can still return it, try the buttons and the app 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.
  • Have the other parent, a grandparent or the sitter open the app with their own account. 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 Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen

Does the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen need an app?

Yes. You set it up in the Hatch Sleep app, and setup needs Wi-Fi. App or buttons? →

What does my child see on the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen?

Bedtime: a bedtime color you pick in the app. Wake-up time: a wake-up color you pick in the app. See the drawing →

What happens to the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen in a power cut?

Keeps running on its battery. A charged Rest+ keeps its light and sound going in a power cut; how long depends on the brightness and volume. Battery or memory backup? →

Can the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen 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?

Yes, it can use different times on different days. Plan a new wake-up time →

Does the Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen have an alarm?

Yes, it has a sound alarm you set apart from the wake-up light, so it can become your child’s alarm clock later. Kids alarm clocks →

Can grandma or a sitter change it?

Yes, once they are invited in the app. The controls section above says who can invite them and what they can change. 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