Hatch Restore 2 Sunrise Alarm Clock, Sound Machine, Smart Light (Slate) ー Bedside Dream Machine, White Noise, Custom Sleep Routines, Dimmable Clock, Deep Sleep, Gentle Alarm, Wake Up Rested

Im astounded that a device sold in the uk doesn’t come with a uk adapter!! How is it supposed to work. Surely a customer shouldn’t have to pay £185 for a clock then have to spend more money for an adapter.

I bought this because it had decent reviews and we used another hatch device for our baby. The baby device didn’t require any sort of subscription so I thought why not I can use the same app for both. This alarm cost far more than the baby version, and does require a monthly subscription. There is a limited library of sounds for your routines, which does not appear to be getting any sort of regular update/new options. The idea of a sunrise light is great but even when maxed out it’s not outputting enough light to significantly impact my bedroom. As I roll to either side when I sleep I am just as likely to be faced away from it as towards is, negating any sort of light effect it is supposed to have on getting me up. I tried a cheaper smart bulb first, but went to this because it is more capable of simulating sunrise, however the output simply isn’t enough to make up for paying $100+ over a $5 smart bulb. While this device does require bluetooth to set up, it can’t function as a Bluetooth speaker if you want to play anything else and you can’t tie in your own sounds from a device like your phone, even though the only limiting factor is software. It’s also annoying because the app should easily have the ability to serve similarly as an alarm for those occasions where you are not home, but again the failure to fully realize the capabilities of any standard “alarm” software prevent users from fully realizing possible capabilities. In the end it appears this is just another half-baked IoT device that seeks to take consumer’s money via subscription for regular use without fulfilling the promise of regular enhancement, and will ultimately be bricked when Hatch decides they don’t want to support this device anymore, or they simply go out of business. If you just need an alarm clock there are far cheaper options. If you are someone like me who struggles to wake up and came to this looking for some grand solution, don’t bother, because you are just getting scammed.

I've struggled with sleep as far back as I can remember, sometimes suffering from particularly rough bouts of chronic insomnia. I have that kind of brain that just loves to review every upcoming task the moment I close my eyes, and quality sleep often alludes me. I've tried every trick in the book, including medication, listening to podcasts, and I've even undergone sleep studies. Suffice to say, sleep has always been hard to come by for me. I purchased the Hatch Restore 2 on a whim, as I really enjoy testing new tech, wanted to see if anything could help with my sleep struggles, and thought at worst it would be a fun sound machine. Boy, did I underestimate this incredible little gadget! The Hatch Restore 2 has already made a positive difference in my life in just under a week. I had a little trouble connecting to Wi-Fi at first, but after some adjustments I was good to go. I started the first evening with a simple low lilac light and rain sound - quickly feeling my eyelids grow heavier as I tried unsuccessfully to explore the app further with my tired eyes. The next evening, I added a road trip sound, pairing that with a low peach night light. Again, I found myself surprised by how effectively the repetition and gentle sounds lulled my mind away from stressful things - and instead pushed me into an unexpected slumber. By day three I subscribed to a trial pro account to take full advantage of Hatch's features for the Restore 2. Though admittedly there are plenty of options on a free account. I added a sunset step to my evenings to slowly wind down with dimming light, before my programmed lilac rain sleep setting took over. I also added a morning moment, that will play a gentle harp to ease me into my day after the slowly rising light wakes me with my alarm. I plan to try the morning meditation soon. I'm still testing different combinations of rest and rise options, dialing in the way the Restore 2 behaves for me. There's a lot to explore, and it's fun and easy to try new things and adjust them to my preferences. The product interface is simple, straightforward, and user friendly. The device itself is modern, classy, and makes clean statement next to my Google Nest on my bedside table. A cool little bonus I didn't foresee - is how much my 1 year old Yorkshire Terrier enjoys it as well. She's an anxious little 5 pound dog and the Restore 2 helps mask noise from outside in our suburban neighborhood, where we live close to downtown. I can also set the device to pink or brown noise when I put her in her den while I step out to grab groceries. It helps keep her calm in those rare moments I'm away. While I'm still discovering all the Restore 2 can do, I'm already so grateful for the positive impact it's made in my life. Thank you, Hatch!

So I got myself this fancy alarm clock. It's the nicest one I've ever owned. Compared to the rectangular, button-filled, segmented-display of my previous alarm clocks, the Hatch looks positively beautiful. At a glance, it feels more like decoration than appliance. It's also really easy to set up. I typically prefer my devices to be configurable without external apps, but I'm also tired of fiddling with alarm clocks. I find that just configuring the Hatch setup in an app is preferable to the click-click-clicking on my older alarm clocks. App-based configuration also means that the Hatch only has a handful of buttons on the device. The most prominent are two, large buttons on the top that server as the "start" and "stop" functions. They're large enough to accommodate location even in my sleep-addled sleep. That design feels appropriate and well thought through. The sleep features are nice. I like to sleep with my windows open when I can, so the white noise features help when the nights are loud with random noises. I didn't previously do anything to mask background noises when I sleep, but I can see the appeal. The library of sounds helped me find something that wasn't distracting and it certainly dulled the various chirps, squeals, and sirens that happen at night. Okay, so it's pretty and combines white noise and alarm clock features in a better user experience than I'm accustomed. That's nice and deserves an appropriate review. But then it went beyond my expectation. It changed my sleep behavior! I am (was?) one of those people who was most recently using their phone as their alarm clock. I'd set two alarms because I often sleepily slapped the Snooze on the first (or cancelled it outright) and wanted some guarantee that I'd get up on time. In retrospect, this feels like an obvious dysfunction. Since I got my Hatch, I've been using it as my primary alarm clock. I still keep my phone's alarm as a backup, but I don't think I need it anymore. I find that I'm waking up *with* my primary alarm and, sometimes, even just before it. I'm turning off my second alarm before it sounds. I also feel like I'm less startled when waking. It feels gentler. Even though my phone has a slowly crescendoing alarm, I often felt like I was rousing to a klaxon. With the light and the smooth audio, I feel like I'm being coaxed awake by the Hatch. I feel like I'm going to sleep more easily and waking up more readily. While everything about it is top notch, I feel like that's my ultimate assessment of the Hatch Restore 2. It's more than a nice-looking alarm clock. It's changed how I get into and out of bed each day. If it can do that then it's five stars from me.

We were impressed with our Hatch Restore 2 straight out of the box. Literally. It seemed obvious that Hatch studied Apple’s iconic packaging in order to create an elegant but understated container for the Restore 2 — neatly nesting the unit, a fold-out user guide, and the power supply in a tan and cream slipcover case. (Bonus points to Hatch for artfully setting expectations right from the start.) The Restore 2 itself, with its minimalist arc shape (my wife said the silhouette reminded her of the Hollywood Bowl), looked classy enough to just place on our bookcase as a piece of modern sculpture. We needed to remind ourselves that we’d had another reason for buying it. As directed, we downloaded the Hatch app to set up our Restore 2. After what we’d seen in the packaging, we weren’t surprised that the app interface was clean, uncluttered, and easy to use. When we unpacked our Restore 2 box it was already nighttime, so we decided to just select one of the first “Rest” options of many that the app offered, to help us get to bed (Unwind/Sleep - “Drowsy Piano”/“Night Rain”). It was fine — and we loved that the on-unit controls and display were so thoughtfully designed. Displays (like the time read-out, rendered with small LEDs) are there when you want them, and fade away when you don’t. At desired times the fabric-covered face of the unit can project warm sunset lighting or sunrise lighting, but otherwise it just waits to be called upon. The only two buttons on the top of the enclosure, for the “Rest” routines and “Rise” routines, are easy to distinguish by touch even if you’re groping for them in the dark: “Rest” is slightly concave, “Rise” is slightly convex. And you set the Restore 2’s sound volume level and brightness levels just by tapping at different points on the fabric face covering. No extraneous knobs, switches, or sliders. Beautiful. My wife and I are of an age where getting up at least once during the night is routine. But we found that with the “Night Rain” background audio quietly playing at a barely perceptible level, each sleep cycle between any interruptions extended a full hour longer than what we’d been used to. And because we gave the Restore 2 its pilot run on a Friday night, and there was no reason to get up bright and early on Saturday, I found I comfortably slept an hour and a half beyond when I’d expected to wake. Form, function, convenience, effectiveness — our Restore 2 checked every box. We would have been content just to get something that adequately served its purpose and wasn’t hard to use. We were delighted to find that instead we’d acquired a system we truly enjoy and admire.