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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen vs LittleHippo MELLA

These two answer different households. Rest+ 2nd gen runs from the Hatch Sleep app, can use different times on different days and keeps going on its battery in a power cut. MELLA is set entirely on its own buttons with no app or account, has a nap timer and a yellow “almost time” light, and keeps only its settings when the power goes.

Which one

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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen

Choose it for different weekday and weekend times, changes from your phone and a light that keeps going in a power cut. Hatch no longer sells it, so check what a shop offers.

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LittleHippo MELLA

Choose it for buttons only, a nap timer, an “almost time” light and a wall plug in the box.

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MELLA’s coin battery only keeps its settings; it does not run the light.

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

Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen

  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.

LittleHippo MELLA

  1. Bedtimeeyes closed and a moon on the display
  2. Before wake-upyellow, 5, 15 or 30 minutes before (you choose)
  3. Wake-up timegreen with eyes open and a sun
What your child sees on the LittleHippo MELLA, drawn from LittleHippo’s own description. A drawing, not a photo.

Rest+ needs the app; MELLA is set on its buttons

Rest+ 2nd gen is set up in the Hatch Sleep app, with an account and Wi-Fi, and you can then change it from your phone.

MELLA is set on its own buttons. It has no app, no account and nothing that needs Wi-Fi, so it cannot be changed from your phone.

Weekly routines, or a nap timer

Rest+ has wake-up and bedtime times, different routines for different days and several steps a night. Hatch does not describe a nap timer.

MELLA has bedtime and wake-up times, a nap timer you start with its button, and an optional yellow “almost time” light 5, 15 or 30 minutes before wake-up. It has one wake-up time for every day and one step a night.

Rest+ keeps running; MELLA only keeps its settings

Rest+ comes with a charging base and runs on its rechargeable battery for up to 12 hours at low brightness and volume; Hatch says most people see about eight.

MELLA needs the plug to run. Its CR2032 coin battery keeps the basic settings, but not the display, light or sound.

Without Wi-Fi, MELLA can still be changed; Rest+ only plays what’s saved

If the internet goes down, Rest+ should still play saved routines, perhaps a few minutes late, but until it is back you cannot change routines, set timers or change some settings. MELLA never needs the internet: everything is set and runs on the clock.

Rest+’s wake-up light works without Hatch+; the optional plan adds content. MELLA has no subscription and nothing to pay for after you buy it.

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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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LittleHippo MELLA

Version 2

Drawing of the LittleHippo MELLA at wake-up, not a photo
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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen on the maker’s own site

Hatch product page

LittleHippo MELLA on the maker’s own site

LittleHippo 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 AmazonLittleHippo MELLA

Version 2

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How you set itSet up in an appSet on the clock
Switching it onRuns on its schedule, and you can also start it by handRuns by itself every day once the sleep trainer is on: look for a sun or moon next to the time, and press SLEEP/WAKE if it is missing
Change the times without Wi-FiNoYes
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.Anyone can use the buttons on the bottom of the clock; there is no app to share. Show the next grown-up how to change the times and how the lock works: a slider on the bottom stops changes to the settings, while the volume, the display brightness and the hat still work.
Runs on battery?Runs on batteryNeeds to stay plugged in
In a power cutA charged Rest+ keeps its light and sound going in a power cut; how long depends on the brightness and volume.MELLA stops when the power goes off: its coin battery keeps the settings, but the display, light and sounds go off until the power is back.
Bedtime light at a set timeYesYes
Nap timerNoYes
Nap wake-up timeNot in the manualNot in the manual
Weekday and weekend timesYesNo
Several light or sound changes a nightYesNo
Keeps working without Wi-FiYesYes
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 settingsNothing: it needs no network.
Alarm soundYesYes
Sound machineYesYes
Silent wake-up lightYesYes
Time display can turn offYesYes
Child lockYesYes
Subscription needed for the lightNoNo
In the boxRest+ 2nd gen, Charging base, Custom power cableMELLA clock, 4 ft cable, AC wall adapter, Instruction manual

The makers’ 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