- Bedtimethe red light, once you press ALARM
- Wake-up timethe green light, for an hour
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The tradeoff: Someone has to press ALARM every night or no light comes on, and there is no nap timer and no weekend time.
From It’s About Time’s own pages and manual: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Plug the clock in with its adapter; the numbers and lights blink while it starts.
- Hold SET until the numbers blink, set the hour and the minutes, and press SET. The small green dot to the right of the time means pm.
- Press SET twice quickly for the wake-up time, set it, check the am/pm dot, and press SET.
- Every night at bedtime, press ALARM: the red light comes on, and the green light follows at the wake-up time and stays on for an hour. For a silent morning, leave the switch on the back at OFF. LIGHT turns the yellow night light on.
Keep the clock and its cord out of reach of 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. Whoever does bedtime has to press ALARM, or the red and green lights will not come on.
Schedules, light and sound
You switch the mode on at the clock.
What you can schedule on this clock
- Bedtime light at a set timeNo
- 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
- No
Nap timer- No
Weekday and weekend times- No
Several light or sound changes a night- No
- Start it by hand
- Yes
- Silent wake-up light
- Yes
Alarm sound- Yes
- Shows the time
- 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
It has no app and needs no Wi-Fi: you set and change everything on the clock, and switch its night mode on each evening.
Power, and what happens in a power cut
Plugged in
The manual does not say if it runs on battery · Plug-in adapter (included)
The instructions mention only the plug-in adapter and no battery, so plan on the lights going out in a power cut.
- Runs on battery?
- The manual does not say if it runs on battery
- Power connection
- Plug-in adapter (included)
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
- Stoplight clock
- Plug-in adapter
When your child outgrows the light
It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock 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 It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock
Does the It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock 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 It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock?
Bedtime: the red light, once you press ALARM. Wake-up time: the green light, for an hour. See the drawing →
What happens to the It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock in a power cut?
The manual does not say. The instructions mention only the plug-in adapter and no battery, so plan on the lights going out in a power cut. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock 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 It’s About Time Stoplight Alarm Clock 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