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OK to Wake CLOCKS

Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen vs Nanit Sound + Light

Both are app clocks with a battery: you set bedtime and wake-up routines with different days and several steps from your phone, and both keep going for a while when unplugged. Rest+ 2nd gen shows the time and Hatch says its saved routines keep playing without the internet; Nanit has no time display and is most useful if you already have a Nanit camera.

Which one

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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen

Choose it for a time display, the longer battery and routines that keep playing when the internet drops, if you can still find one: Hatch no longer sells it.

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Nanit Sound + Light Machine

Choose it if your home already runs on Nanit cameras.

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Nanit’s camera-triggered OK to Wake needs a Nanit Pro Camera, a mount and a paid Insights plan; the machine alone does not do it.

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.

Nanit Sound + Light Machine

  1. Bedtimea color and brightness you pick in the app
  2. Wake-up timea color you pick in the app (green in Nanit’s camera-linked OK to Wake)
Nanit lets you pick the colors in the app; this drawing shows one choice.

Both run from an app, with different times on different days

Rest+ 2nd gen runs in the Hatch Sleep app and Nanit Sound + Light in the Nanit app. Both need an account and Wi-Fi to set up, can be changed from your phone, and run bedtime and wake-up routines with different days and several steps a night.

Nanit needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi; Hatch does not say which Wi-Fi band Rest+ 2nd gen uses.

Rest+ runs longer on battery and shows the time

Rest+ runs up to 12 hours on its battery at low brightness and volume, and about eight hours for most people, Hatch says. Nanit says up to eight hours. Both are the makers’ best cases, not promises.

Rest+ shows the time, and you can dim the display, put it on a schedule or switch it off in the app; Nanit Sound + Light has no time display. Both come with what they need to plug in or charge.

Rest+ keeps playing without Wi-Fi; Nanit does not say

If the internet goes down, Rest+ should still play your saved routines, perhaps a few minutes late, but until it is back you cannot change routines, set timers or change some settings, and some Hatch+ content may not play.

Nanit’s support pages do not say whether saved routines keep playing without the internet. If they must, Rest+ is the one with a clear answer from its maker.

Ordinary routines are free; Nanit’s predictive wake-up needs more hardware

Rest+’s wake-up light works without Hatch+; the optional plan adds stories, music and guided content. Nanit’s ordinary sound and light routines work without Nanit Insights.

Nanit’s Predictive OK to Wake is something else: it needs a Nanit Pro Camera linked to the machine, a compatible mount and an eligible Insights plan.

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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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Nanit Sound + Light Machine

Drawing of the Nanit Sound + Light Machine in one of its colors, not a photo
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Hatch Rest+ 2nd gen on the maker’s own site

Hatch product page

Nanit Sound + Light Machine on the maker’s own site

Nanit 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 AmazonNanit Sound + Light MachineCheck price on Amazon
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.Another grown-up can get basic controls (on and off, volume, brightness) through the Nanit camera app if you add them to both device teams. Nanit does not describe them editing routines that way, so we do not count it as shareable when you filter for it.
Runs on battery?Runs on batteryRuns on battery
In a power cutA charged Rest+ keeps its light and sound going in a power cut; how long depends on the brightness and volume.Its rechargeable battery runs the sound and light for up to 8 hours, Nanit says. Nanit does not say whether its schedules still run while the Wi-Fi is down.
Bedtime light at a set timeYesYes
Nap timerNoNo
Nap wake-up timeNot in the manualNot in the manual
Weekday and weekend timesYesYes
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 soundYesNot in the manual
Sound machineYesYes
Silent wake-up lightYesYes
Time display can turn offYesNot in the manual
Child lockYesYes
Subscription needed for the lightNoNo
In the boxRest+ 2nd gen, Charging base, Custom power cableSound + Light Machine, Rechargeable battery, Power adapter, 6 ft USB-C to USB-C cable

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