1. Bedtimea color you choose in the app (red in Novo123’s example), or no light at all
  2. Wake-up timea color you choose in the app (blue in Novo123’s example)
Novo123 lets you pick the colors in the app; this drawing shows one choice.

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The tradeoff: Everything is set in the app over Bluetooth, after making an account as Novo123’s setup guide asks; it shows no time, and if the battery runs flat it loses the time until you connect it to the app again.

From Novo123’s own pages and manual: the sources.

app version (Bluetooth) · US, CA, EU · Sold now (checked on 17 October 2026)

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Set this clock up

  1. If there is an insulating strip near the USB-C port on the back, pull it out, then plug Ooly in to wake its battery.
  2. Download the Ooly app (App Store or Google Play), sign up with your email address and confirm it from the email Novo123 sends.
  3. Choose your Ooly under “Other Ooly Devices”. The app sets Ooly’s clock on the first connection.
  4. Start from the example schedule (blue at 6:30 am to get up, off at 8:00 am, yellow at 7:30 pm for the evening routine, red at 8:00 pm for bedtime, dimmer at 8:15 pm) and change the times and colors. Every change of color is a light period, including the one that switches the light off; switch the blue light off for the night.
  5. Tap “Repeat” on a light period to choose its days, for example a later wake-up at the weekend. When you are done, disconnect Ooly in the app to save battery; it follows the schedule on its own.

Novo123 says a child can benefit from Ooly’s light from 1 year old, and can follow its routine once they understand colors. Ooly is made of hard plastic and soft silicone without BPA or phthalates, Novo123 says. Keep the charging cable 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 up in the Ooly app, with an account.

How you set it
Set up in an app
Buttons on the clock
No
Change it from your phone
Yes
Account needed
Yes

When grandma, a sitter or the other parent sets it

Ooly’s schedule lives in the Ooly app, and only one phone can be connected to it at a time. Novo123 does not say whether a second parent can sign in to control the same Ooly.

At the same time
One phone at a time: while one is connected, another cannot find Ooly.
Buttons on the clock
None for the schedule: the only button, on Ooly’s head, turns a soft night light on for a while.

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

App or buttons: which suits your family?

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 timesYes
Wake-up light at a set time
Yes
Bedtime light at a set time
Yes
Nap timer
No
Nap wake-up time
Yes
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
No
Sound machine
No
Dimmable light
Yes
Shows the time
No
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

Saved schedules keep running without Wi-Fi.

Power, and what happens in a power cut

Plugged in

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

Runs on battery · Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the USB-C cable in the box

Runs on battery?
Runs on battery
Power connection
Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the USB-C cable in the box

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

Subscription and included parts

The maker does not say whether the wake-up light needs a subscription.

In the box

  • Ooly
  • USB-C cable

Do OK-to-wake clocks need a subscription?

When your child outgrows the light

Novo123 Ooly has no alarm sound, so a school-age child who needs waking will need another clock. 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 Novo123 Ooly

Does the Novo123 Ooly need an app?

Yes. You set it up in the Ooly app. App or buttons? →

What does my child see on the Novo123 Ooly?

Bedtime: a color you choose in the app (red in Novo123’s example), or no light at all. Wake-up time: a color you choose in the app (blue in Novo123’s example). See the drawing →

What happens to the Novo123 Ooly in a power cut?

Keeps running on its battery. It runs on its built-in battery, so a power cut changes nothing; Novo123 says a charge lasts up to 7 days. If the battery runs flat, Ooly loses the time: once charged it glows in changing colors until you connect it to the app, which sets the time again. Battery or memory backup? →

Can the Novo123 Ooly do naps?

Yes, it has a separate nap wake-up time, set like a second morning. 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 Novo123 Ooly have an alarm?

No, the wake-up signal is light only. Kids alarm clocks →

Can grandma or a sitter change it?

Only through the app on a phone set up for it; the controls section above says what the maker has published about sharing. 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