- Bedtimethe koala’s face asleep, with a night light if you switch it on
- Wake-up timethe koala’s face turns round, awake
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The tradeoff: Pabobo publishes no manual for it online, so naps, weekends and what it does on batteries are not documented.
From Pabobo’s own pages: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Set the wake-up time on the buttons under the clock; a parental lock stops them being changed.
- Choose a silent wake-up or the birdsong alarm, and whether the night light (two strengths) and the screen are on at night.
Pabobo recommends it from 2 to 3 years.
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 under the clock; there is no app to share. Pabobo does not say how its parental lock is opened, so keep the instructions from the box with the clock.
Schedules, light and sound
Pabobo does not say whether it switches on by itself.
What you can schedule on this clock
- Bedtime light at a set timePabobo does not say
- Wake-up light at a set timeYes
- Nap timerPabobo does not say
- Different weekend timesPabobo does not say
Wake-up light at a set time- Yes
- Silent wake-up light
- Yes
Alarm sound- Yes
- Dimmable light
- Yes
Shows the time- Yes
- Time display can turn off
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
Features Pabobo’s pages don’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.
Power, and what happens in a power cut
Plugged in
Runs on battery · Plugged in, or batteries (not included)
Pabobo says it runs on the plug and/or batteries (not included) and recommends the plug, which gives more features; it does not say which features keep working on batteries in a power cut.
- Runs on battery?
- Runs on battery
- Power connection
- Plugged in, or batteries (not 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
- Koala Sleep Trainer
When your child outgrows the light
Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer can play a sound at its wake-up time, which you switch on or off. Pabobo describes 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 Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer
Does the Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer 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 Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer?
Bedtime: the koala’s face asleep, with a night light if you switch it on. Wake-up time: the koala’s face turns round, awake. See the drawing →
What happens to the Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer in a power cut?
Pabobo says it runs on the plug and/or batteries (not included) and recommends the plug, which gives more features; it does not say which features keep working on batteries in a power cut. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer do naps?
Pabobo does not say whether it has a nap timer. Nap timers vs nap wake-up times →
Can I set a different time for weekends?
The maker’s pages do not say, so plan to change it by hand at the weekend. Plan a new wake-up time →
Does the Pabobo Koala Sleep Trainer have an alarm?
It can play a sound at the wake-up time, which you switch on or off. Pabobo describes 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
- Pabobo: Koala Sleep Trainer, product page · checked on 17 October 2026