Which one
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Choose it if the light must keep running in a power cut, you move it between rooms, or you want different weekend times, and you can still find one: Hatch no longer sells it.
Prices and stock are set by the retailer and change without notice. We print no price of our own.
Choose it for the model Hatch sells now and its included months of Hatch+, if a battery does not matter.
Prices and stock are set by the retailer and change without notice. We print no price of our own.
On Rest+ 2nd gen, the owner can invite up to four more people in the app. On Hatch Baby you add a partner or caretaker in the app’s settings and they download the app; Hatch does not say how many people you can add. The sharing guide covers who can do what.
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.
What your child sees on both
- Bedtimea bedtime color you pick in the app
- Wake-up timea wake-up color you pick in the app
Rest+ keeps going in a power cut; Hatch Baby stops
Rest+ 2nd gen runs on its built-in battery for up to about 12 hours at low brightness and volume, so the light keeps working in a power cut or in another room. Hatch Baby has to stay plugged in; Hatch says it has no battery backup.
Schedules and the app
Both are set up in the Hatch Sleep app over Wi-Fi and run bedtime and wake-up schedules with your own colors and sounds, as a playlist of several steps. Rest+ 2nd gen can use different times on different days, and its saved routines keep playing without the internet, though 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 Wi-Fi connection helps its schedules run reliably.
What Hatch+ adds, and what stays free
Hatch Baby comes with three months of Hatch+, including chat with Hatch’s sleep consultants, sleep guides and the full library of stories and songs. If you do not renew, the basic lights and sounds and the Time-to-Rise and Time-for-Bed schedules keep working. On Rest+ 2nd gen, Hatch+ is an optional add-on for extra content; the wake-up light works without it.
Buttons on the clock
Hatch Baby has a big button for your saved favorites, a separate nightlight button and a brightness button, and its display can be hidden until you tap it. Both have a child lock in the app.
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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen
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Hatch Baby
2026 model
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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen on the maker’s own site
Hatch Baby on the maker’s own site
At a glance
“Not in the manual”: the maker doesn’t mention it, so we don’t count on it.
| Feature | Hatch Rest+ 2nd genCheck price on Amazon | Hatch Baby 2026 model Check price on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
 How you set it | Set up in an app | Set up in an app |
| Switching it on | Runs on its schedule, and you can also start it by hand | Runs on its schedule, and you can also start it by hand |
| Change the times without Wi-Fi | No | Not in the manual |
 Another grown-up in the app | In 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? | Runs on battery | Needs to stay plugged in |
 In a power cut | A charged Rest+ keeps its light and sound going in a power cut; how long depends on the brightness and volume. | 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 time | Yes | Yes |
 Nap timer | No | Not in the manual |
| Nap wake-up time | Not in the manual | Not in the manual |
 Weekday and weekend times | Yes | Not in the manual |
| Several light or sound changes a night | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps working without Wi-Fi | Yes | Not in the manual |
| What stops without Wi-Fi | Cannot create or edit routines. Cannot set a timer. Hatch+ library content may not play. Cannot change child-lock or clock-display settings | The maker does not say. |
 Alarm sound | Yes | Yes |
| Sound machine | Yes | Yes |
| Silent wake-up light | Yes | Not in the manual |
| Time display can turn off | Yes | Yes |
| Child lock | Yes | Yes |
| Subscription needed for the light | No | No |
| In the box | Rest+ 2nd gen, Charging base, Custom power cable | Hatch Baby, Power adapter, 3 months of Hatch+ |
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
- Hatch Support: Rest+ 2nd gen overview
- Hatch Support: Rest+ 2nd gen battery information
- Hatch Support: Charging Base FAQs
- Hatch Support: Using a Schedule on your Rest+ 2nd gen
- Hatch Support: Offline mode for your Rest+ 2nd gen!
- Hatch: Hatch Baby · checked on 9 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Hatch Baby Schedule Guide
- Hatch Support: Does Hatch Baby have a battery?
- Hatch Support: Your Hatch Baby Purchase · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Hatch Baby Controls Guide
- Hatch Support: Hatch Baby Clock Display Settings Guide
- Hatch Support: Do you still sell Rest 2nd gen? · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Do you still sell Rest+ 2nd gen? · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Which Hatch Device Do I Have?
- Hatch Support: Rest+ 2nd Gen turns off when removed from charging source
- Hatch Support: Controlling your Rest 2nd gen without the app
- Hatch Support: Does my Hatch device have a battery?
- Hatch Support: Is Hatch+ required for my Rest 2nd gen? · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Why Hatch+ for your Rest 2nd gen? · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: What do I get with Hatch+? What do I get for free? · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch: Hatch+ membership · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch: Hatch+ for Hatch Baby · checked on 30 October 2026
- Hatch Support: Rest 2nd gen overview