Version 2.0 manual · US · Current model reference
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The tradeoff to know
The CR2032 preserves settings but does not provide documented operating backup; schedules also need to be toggled on after first setup.
Setup and everyday controls
Settings are entered on the clock. No app is needed for setup, and no account is required.
- Setup
- Set on the clock
- On-device controls
- Yes
- Remote control
- No
- Account required
- No
Access for another caregiver
Caregivers use the clock’s physical controls; app invitations are not part of this setup. Check the exact button sequence and lock before handing over. This does not establish resistance to a child changing settings.
Check invitations, device teams and handover.
Compare the practical differences in app and on-device controls.
Schedules, light and sound
A caregiver starts the selected mode.
- Morning wake time
- Yes
- Bedtime clock-time cue
- Yes
- Nap countdown
- Yes
- Weekday / weekend recurrence
- No
- Multiple routine steps
- No
- Manual controls available
- Yes
- Light cue
- Yes
- Silent visual cue
- Yes
- Audible alarm
- Yes
- Sound machine
- Yes
- Light brightness control
- Yes
- Clock display
- Yes
- Dimmable clock display
- Yes
- Display can turn off
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
If a schedule or cue is not confirmed for this model, we leave it out when you require that control. The comparison table shows which detail is missing.
A pre-wake cue starts 30 minutes before the chosen wake time.
A nap countdown and a second wake time work differently. The planner keeps them separate.
Without Wi-Fi or a phone
The documented schedule settings can be edited on the clock without internet.
Saved scheduled cues can run without Wi-Fi.
The documented local controls do not depend on an internet connection.
Power and what happens in an outage
The coin cell preserves basic memory settings; it is not documented as operating the display, light or sound during an outage.
- Operating power
- External power required
- Power connection
- 4 ft cable and AC wall adapter
- Settings memory
- Yes
- Memory battery
- CR2032
See why settings memory is different from operating battery backup.
Subscription and included parts
The core wake cue does not require a paid subscription.
In the box
- MELLA clock
- 4 ft cable
- AC wall adapter
- Instruction manual
Check it in your home
While your support or return options are available, try the exact controls you will use. These are checks for you to make; we have not tested this clock.
- Find the button or app path for changing and enabling a cue. Check the actual symbol, light and sound you selected.
- Check brightness, volume and the clock’s position using its placement instructions. Confirm what the lock does and which controls remain accessible.
- Use the manufacturer’s documented test or preview path to check your setup. Avoid an improvised reset or disconnect test.
- Have the next caregiver try their own access. Read the outage, reconnect and reset instructions before you need them.
Agree on the cue’s meaning and a fallback, then keep the exact manual or support page with your plan.
Write a household cue card for this clock.
Manufacturer references
Material reviewed 2026-09-07. Specifications can vary by generation and region.