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Hatch Rest 2nd gen vs Hatch Baby

Hatch no longer makes or sells Rest 2nd gen and recommends Hatch Baby in its place. Neither has a battery, both run from the Hatch Sleep app, and the wake-up light needs no subscription on either. What changes is on the clock itself and in the box: Hatch Baby has one Big Button on top and a night light on its side, and comes with three months of Hatch+.

Which one

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Hatch Rest 2nd gen

Choose it if you already have one: it runs the same Time-to-Rise light and schedules as Hatch Baby, with different days of the week.

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Hatch Baby

Choose it if you are buying new: it is the one Hatch sells, with a Big Button for your saved favorites, a side night light and three months of Hatch+.

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Neither works without an app; if you want buttons only, see the no-app guide.

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.

Hatch’s pages behind these answers

What your child sees on both

  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.

Hatch sells only Hatch Baby now

Hatch’s help centre says it no longer makes or sells Rest 2nd gen and points parents to Hatch Baby, which Hatch sells directly in the US and Canada. A Rest 2nd gen you see for sale now is sold by another shop, not by Hatch.

If you already own a Rest 2nd gen, nothing changes: it still runs from the same Hatch Sleep app as Hatch Baby.

On the clock: a touch ring, or one Big Button

Rest 2nd gen has a metal touch ring on top: a tap turns it on or moves to the next favorite, and a long hold turns it off. On its back are the brightness and volume buttons (the volume ones have ridges you can feel in the dark) and a round night-light button.

Hatch Baby has one Big Button on top: press it for your first saved favorite, press again for the next, hold it to turn off, and turn it to change the volume. Its night light has its own button on the side and is a soft white light you cannot change. On both, the child lock leaves the night-light button working.

Schedules and the app

Both are set up in the Hatch Sleep app over Wi-Fi, and both run Time-to-Rise and bedtime schedules made of several steps of light and sound. On Rest 2nd gen you can give different days different schedules, Hatch says; for Hatch Baby, Hatch’s schedule guide does not say.

Without the internet, Rest 2nd gen keeps playing its saved routines, perhaps a few minutes late, but you cannot change them until it is back. For Hatch Baby, Hatch says only that it can work offline for short periods and that a steady connection helps its schedules run reliably. Both can switch the time display off; Hatch Baby can also hide it until you tap the clock.

What is free, and what Hatch+ adds

On both, the app, the Time-to-Rise light, bedtime schedules and the free sounds cost nothing. Rest 2nd gen came with a 30-day Hatch+ trial, which adds stories, music and guided content. Hatch Baby comes with three months of Hatch+; after that, its lights and sounds and the Time-to-Rise and Time-for-Bed schedules keep working, and you lose the stories and music, sleep guides and chat with Hatch’s sleep team unless you pay.

Neither has a battery

Both have to stay plugged in and stop as soon as the power goes. If the light must keep going in a power cut, see which clocks run on a battery; Hatch’s own clock with one, Rest+ 2nd gen, is no longer sold by Hatch either.

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Hatch Rest 2nd gen

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

2026 model

Drawing of the Hatch Baby in one of its colors, not a photo
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Hatch Rest 2nd gen on the maker’s own site

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Hatch Baby on the maker’s own site

Hatch product page

At a glance

“Not in the manual”: the maker doesn’t mention it, so we don’t count on it.

FeatureHatch Rest 2nd genCheck price on AmazonHatch Baby

2026 model

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How you set itSet up in an appSet up in an app
Switching it onRuns on its schedule, and you can also start it by handRuns on its schedule, and you can also start it by hand
Change the times without Wi-FiNoNot in the manual
Another grown-up in the appIn 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.Hatch Baby is set up and scheduled in the Hatch Sleep app. To add a partner or caretaker, add them in the app’s settings; they download the app on their own phone and can then use the clock. Hatch does not say how many people you can add or what each of them can change.
Runs on battery?Needs to stay plugged inNeeds to stay plugged in
In a power cutIt has no battery, so it stops as soon as the power goes off.Hatch Baby has no battery backup, so its light, sound and clock stop when it is unplugged or the power goes out.
Bedtime light at a set timeYesYes
Nap timerNoNot in the manual
Nap wake-up timeNot in the manualNot in the manual
Weekday and weekend timesYesNot in the manual
Several light or sound changes a nightYesYes
Keeps working without Wi-FiYesNot in the manual
What stops without Wi-FiCannot create or edit routines. Cannot set a timer. Hatch+ library content may not play. Cannot change child-lock or clock-display settingsThe maker does not say.
Alarm soundYesYes
Sound machineYesYes
Silent wake-up lightYesNot in the manual
Time display can turn offYesYes
Child lockYesYes
Subscription needed for the lightNoNo
In the boxRest 2nd gen, Custom power cableHatch Baby, Power adapter, 3 months of Hatch+

The makers’ pages

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