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The Hatch Restore 3 is a half-moon of linen-textured fabric hiding a lamp, a speaker and a clock, with a control on top. Best Buy Canada sells it at $229.99 in Canadian dollars, in Putty or Greige, and ships it itself. Hatch lists the dimensions as 7.24 inches long, 2.43 wide and 5.31 high at 1.27 pounds, and the box holds the device, a power cord and a quick-start guide.
It does three jobs a phone alarm does not: it wakes you with light that brightens before any sound, it plays sleep sounds through a speaker, and it shows a clock that dims. The complication is Hatch+, the subscription pitched beside the hardware. Whether it is optional in practice depends on what you expected $229.99 to include, and on a price Hatch only states in US dollars.
Our verdict
Worth $229.99 for someone who wants waking light and a sound machine in one box and will treat Hatch+ as optional; a poor buy if the full advertised audio library is the draw.
- A good fit for
- A person who wakes badly to sound alarms, wants the phone out of the bedroom, and is content with a sunrise ramp plus a core set of sleep sounds.
- We would skip it if
- You want a sound machine that works with no Wi-Fi or app, you dislike recurring fees, or you only need noise.
Reasons to consider it
- Sunrise ramp runs red, then orange, then white before the alarm sound plays
- Phone-free once registered, with most controls on the device itself
- Sold and shipped by Best Buy Canada in Putty or Greige at the same price
The compromises
- Setup and registration need the Hatch Sleep app and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
- Without Hatch+ you keep basic features and core content; Hatch prices the subscription only in US dollars
- It cannot play your own audio, and Best Buy's 30-day return window is listed for unopened items, so there is no use-it-first trial
What we have not verified: Brightness of the sunrise at full ramp, speaker quality and how much sound content stays free after the trial are unknown; so is the Canadian-dollar amount a Hatch+ plan will bill, since Hatch's pages show only US dollars.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Restore 3 Sunrise Alarm & Sound Machine, Putty
A sunrise ramp from red to orange to white before the alarm sound, a speaker for sleep audio, a dimmable clock and phone-free control from the device once it is registered, sold and shipped by Best Buy Canada at $229.99.
Before you buy: It needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi plus the app to set up, it will not play your own music, and the 2,500-title library sits behind Hatch+ at US$5.99 a month or US$59.99 a year once the 30-day trial ends.
Price checked October 17, 2026. Retailer prices can change.Three functions in one half-moon
Hatch's feature list for the Restore 3 is short: sleep sounds, a bedside light, a dimmable clock that keeps the room dark after bedtime, a sunrise alarm and a phone-free design with most controls on the device. The sunrise is what justifies this over a plain speaker. Hatch describes a lamp that moves from red to orange to white before your chosen alarm sound plays, so the room is already lit by the time anything makes noise.
Hatch does not name the individual controls. Its FAQ says only that after registration the Restore can be used phone-free and controlled from the device, so what the rounded piece on top does is left to the unit itself.
The app is mandatory at setup, and Wi-Fi is mandatory always
Hatch says a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connection is required and that the free Hatch Sleep app is needed to set up and register the device; routines are built and edited in the app, and day-to-day use can then be phone-free. A router that broadcasts only 5 GHz will need its 2.4 GHz band switched on before setup can finish.
The other limit is audio. Hatch's FAQ says its products do not work as a Bluetooth speaker for your own audio, so podcasts and playlists stay on the phone. Everything the Restore 3 plays comes from Hatch, which is the design intent and also what makes the subscription question unavoidable.
Hatch+ is optional, and its price is in US dollars
Per Hatch's FAQ, no subscription is required. Without Hatch+ the device keeps basic features and core content; the 2,500-plus podcasts, meditations, sound baths, audiobooks and sleep music are what the subscription adds. Setup offers a 30-day trial, monthly or annual, and the plan you pick then renews at US$5.99 a month or US$59.99 a year.
For a Canadian buyer the catch is currency. Hatch's pages list those two amounts in US dollars and no Canadian figure, so the first charge after the trial is a number the page never states in the dollars you spend. Over twelve months the monthly plan comes to US$71.88 against US$59.99 for the annual one. Decide before day 30; Hatch says the plan can be cancelled at any time.
Against a plain fan machine and Hatch's own Sleep Clock
For noise alone, a fan-style machine with a dial and no app is the simpler purchase: no network, no account, nothing to update. The Restore 3 justifies its $229.99 only if the sunrise ramp and the dimmable clock get used every night; as a white-noise source it is more machine than the job needs.
Inside Hatch's range, the alternative is the Sleep Clock. Hatch's comparison page, in US dollars, lists it at US$249.99 against US$169.99 for the Restore 3, and shows the Restore 3 lacking only the sleep tracking, personalized insights and learning-your-habits features. For a buyer who does not want a device measuring their sleep, the Restore 3 is the simpler of the two by design.
Thirty days to return, then a year of parts cover
Hatch's own 30-night trial is counted from the ship date and, per its FAQ, applies only to purchases made directly from Hatch. A unit bought from Best Buy Canada goes back under Best Buy's rule, which is listed as 30 days to return or exchange, unopened. That is a narrower promise than trying the device for a month of nights, so a buyer who wants to test the sunrise first should read the return terms at checkout.
Best Buy Canada lists a one-year manufacturer's parts warranty, and Hatch's product page carries a one-year product warranty badge. Neither page read here spells out what is excluded or how a claim starts, so keep the receipt with the box.
Skip it when all you need is noise without a network
Pass on the Restore 3 if the goal is a sound machine. A device that needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, an app and an account to make white noise is more than that job requires. Also pass if you resent subscriptions: the hardware works without Hatch+, but setup offers the trial and Hatch's page leans on the paid library.
Buy it if the sunrise alarm is the point. Waking to a ramp of light with the phone charging in another room is a different morning, and $229.99 buys that with a dimmable clock and a core set of sounds. Treat Hatch+ as a trial to judge, not a fee to accept, and the purchase stays a one-time $229.99.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Best Buy Canada: Hatch Restore 3 Smart Sound Machine Sunrise Alarm Clock, Putty (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: Restore 3 product page (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: FAQs (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: Sleep Clock vs Restore comparison (opens in a new tab)
