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The Hatch Restore 3 is the third version of the bedside device that made Hatch's name with adults: a half-moon of linen-textured fabric hiding a lamp, a speaker and a clock, with a rounded control on top. Hatch lists it at $169.99 in three colors called Putty, Greige and Cocoa, and prints the size as 7.24 inches long, 2.43 wide and 5.31 high at 1.27 pounds. In the box are the device, a power cord and a quick-start guide.
It does three things a phone alarm does not. It wakes you with light that brightens gradually before a sound plays, it runs sleep sounds through a proper speaker, and it shows a clock that can be dimmed down. What complicates the purchase is Hatch+, the subscription that Hatch mentions in the same breath as the hardware. Whether that fee is optional in practice depends on what you expected the $169.99 to include.
Our verdict
Worth $169.99 for a buyer after a light-based alarm and a sound machine in one object and will treat Hatch+ as optional; a poor buy for anyone who expects the full advertised library without a subscription.
- A good fit for
- A person who wakes badly to sound alarms, wants the phone out of the bedroom, and is happy with a core set of sleep sounds plus a sunrise ramp.
- We would skip it if
- You want a sound machine that works without Wi-Fi or an app, you resent recurring fees, or you only need noise and already own a fan-style machine.
Reasons to consider it
- Sunrise alarm ramps from red through orange to white before any sound plays
- Phone-free operation after setup, with most controls on the device rather than in the app
- Thirty nights to return it, plus color exchanges on this model
The compromises
- Setup, registration and routine editing require the Hatch Sleep app and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
- Without Hatch+ you get basic features and core content; the 2,500-title library is paid
- It cannot play your own audio; Hatch says its devices are not Bluetooth speakers
What we have not verified: The device was not switched on for this review; brightness of the sunrise at full ramp, speaker quality, and how much of the sound catalog remains free after the trial were not assessed.
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 that runs red to orange to white before the alarm sounds, a speaker for sleep audio, a dimmable clock and phone-free control from the device itself once it is registered, with thirty nights to return it.
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 advertised 2,500-title library sits behind Hatch+ at $5.99 a month once the 30-day trial ends.
Price checked September 11, 2026. Retailer prices can change.Three functions in one half-moon
Hatch's own 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 speaker. Hatch describes a lamp that moves from red to orange to white before the chosen alarm sound plays, so that by the time anything makes a noise the room is already lit. Hatch states that the clock dims but does not describe the display; in the photo Hatch publishes of the Putty unit, the face reads as a grid of individual lit dots showing through the fabric.
Controls are meant for sleepy hands, and the maker goes only so far in saying what they do. Hatch's FAQ states that after registration the Restore can be used phone-free and controlled from the device itself. Neither that reply nor Hatch's list of features names an individual control, so the page leaves what the rounded piece on top does to be discovered on the device.
The app is mandatory at setup, and Wi-Fi is mandatory always
Hatch is direct that 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. The app is also where routines are built and edited; after that, day-to-day use can be phone-free. Two consequences follow. A router that only broadcasts 5 GHz will need its 2.4 GHz band turned on, and the device's warranty clock starts at registration, which means at the moment you connect the app.
The other limit is audio. Hatch's FAQ states that its products do not function as a Bluetooth speaker for your own audio, so podcasts, playlists and audiobooks from your phone stay on your phone. Everything the Restore 3 plays comes from Hatch's catalog. That is the design intent, a device that keeps the phone out of the bedroom, and it is also what makes the subscription question unavoidable.
Hatch+ is optional, but the library is not free
The clearest statement is in Hatch's FAQ: a subscription is not required to use Hatch devices. The Restore 3 ships with 30 days of Hatch+ included, and Hatch's comparison page says the device works out of the box with basic features and free sleep audio. After the trial, Hatch+ costs $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year and can be canceled at any time. Hatch's Restore 3 page is explicit that without it you keep basic features and core content only, while the 2,500-plus podcasts, meditations, sound baths, audiobooks and sleep music are subscription content.
Hatch does not publish a count of what stays free, so the practical question is unanswerable from its pages. What can be said is that the sunrise alarm, the clock, the light and a core set of sounds are hardware functions, and that the value of the subscription hinges on whether you wanted a sound machine or an audio service. Note that the trial converts into a paid plan without any action on your part; Hatch's return page says no action is required for the membership to renew, so canceling is a step to schedule.
Against a $49.99 fan-based machine
The plainest alternative is a mechanical sound machine like the Yogasleep Dohm Classic, which Yogasleep lists at $49.99. It has a real fan inside a housing, two speeds, no app, no Wi-Fi, no light and no subscription, and it works the same in a hotel as at home. If all you need is a steady noise floor, that is $120 less than the Restore 3 and one fewer account to manage. The Restore 3 is a different category: it justifies the $120 premium only if the sunrise alarm and the clock are things you will use nightly.
Inside Hatch's range, the alternative is the Hatch Sleep Clock at $249.99, which adds sleep tracking and personalized insights and shares the sunrise alarm, the audio library and the phone-free controls. Hatch's comparison shows the Restore 3 lacks only the tracking features. For a buyer who does not want a device measuring their sleep, the $80 saving is straightforward; the Restore 3 is the simpler of the two by design, not by omission.
Thirty nights on the nightstand, then a year of coverage
Hatch calls it a 30-night bedside trial, and the count starts on the ship date, not the day the box arrives, so a slow delivery eats into it. Returns must be for purchases made directly from Hatch, ideally still in the box it shipped in, and the buyer carries the risk of loss or damage on the way back. Exchanges are limited: as of this check only the Restore 3 and Hatch Go are eligible, and only for a different color of the same product. A Restore bought at a retailer goes back to that retailer under its rules.
After the trial, Hatch backs the unit for twelve months for whoever bought it new from Hatch or one of its authorized resellers, counted from the date the device is registered by connecting to it in the app. It covers manufacturing defects that surface in ordinary use; wear, misuse, drops, water and third-party power cords are excluded, and Hatch says a replacement may be a refurbished unit. Claims have to be opened with Hatch's support team at hatch.co/support within a year of the purchase date, a different starting point from the registration date the coverage counts from, and for a unit sent back under warranty Hatch provides the return shipping label.
Skip it when all you need is noise without a network
Pass on the Restore 3 if the thing you want is a sound machine. A device that needs a 2.4 GHz network, an app and an account to make white noise is more machine than that job requires, and a fan-based unit does it for a third of the price with nothing to update. Also pass if you already resent subscriptions; the hardware works without Hatch+, but Hatch's marketing leans on the paid library, and the free trial renews on its own unless you cancel it.
Buy it if the sunrise alarm is the point. Waking to a ramp of light with the phone charging in another room is a genuinely different morning, and the Restore 3 pairs that with a dimmable clock and a decent set of core sounds for $169.99. Treat Hatch+ as a trial to evaluate rather than a fee to accept, decide before day thirty, and the purchase stays a one-time one.
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.
- Hatch: Restore 3 product page (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: FAQs (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: Return Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch Support: Warranty Info (opens in a new tab)
- Hatch: Sleep Clock vs Restore comparison (opens in a new tab)
- Yogasleep: Dohm Classic product page (opens in a new tab)
