Hatch Restore 1 (2020 Model) Grey

The media could not be loaded. I am an active male in my mid 20s and I’ve struggled with sleep for a few years primarily due to work stress. My inability to get a good night's rest began in college with the all-night study sessions, social events, and general stress of being a student. This problem has compounded over the years. I've tried various meditation and sleep apps but none have had a lasting effect on my ability to fall and stay asleep. My research led me to Hatch, through which I discovered their newest product offering geared towards adults -- Restore. What stands out to me most about this product is the expansive content library -- guided meditations, white/relaxing noises, bedtime stories, etc -- making it much more than an alarm clock. Restore has enabled me to establish a consistent nightly routine, made better by the inclusive content library that I can control from my phone.Additionally, I'm a very light sleeper which means that external noises from my apartment complex regularly wake me up and disturb my sleep cycle. The white noise content has been really helpful in reducing external noise and keeping me asleep. I’ve used white noise machines/apps before but they would either shut off in the middle of the night or the sound would loop and actually keep me awake. The variety of white noises (and other sounds) this device has is extremely helpful in this regard. Of all features, the one that has pleasantly surprised me most is the sunrise alarm feature. I’ve never used (and didn't know) what a "sunrise alarm clock" was prior to purchasing this product. Every morning, the light on the Restore syncs with the sunrise and gradually brightens, which is especially great since I like to sleep with blackout curtains. If I wake up unexpectedly in the middle of the night, this light is especially helpful in letting me know if it's almost time to wake up (or if there's no light, that it's the middle of the night and okay to go back to sleep). Instead of waking up to the blaring iPhone alarm sound, I wake up from this gradual "sunrise" light brightening up my room and the peaceful sound of waves/birds chirping/etc. This has made a significant difference in my morning moods.Waking up doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it. Using a product like this has helped me wake up on the right side of the bed every morning. I never realized how toxic and negative it was to wake up to a jolting alarm clock. I feel like most people don’t know what a "sunrise" alarm clock is and I’ve told some friends about it because it seriously changed my mornings. Not only have my nightly and morning routines improved drastically, this product has also enabled me to stay accountable to a nightly routine that has noticeably improved my sleep quality. Restore's technology and design make it a very pleasant essential to any bedroom.Sleep and meditation matter even more especially during current circumstances, and my friends who have purchased this product agree with me that this is 100% worth the investment for personal care/health. If you’re looking to get great sleep naturally and need some help, this product is fantastic. I'm still surprised by the immediate and noticeable impact this product has had on my daily life!

I realize my reviews get a big long, so the readers digest version is this: If you want a better night sleep, if you want to wake up feeling good, and if you don’t want waking up feel like you just got birthed from an alien body, get a Hatch Restore. It has all the bells and whistles that the other brands are missing. Okay now onto my story:After about a year of searching, comparing, reading and researching, I finally settled on the Hatch for my bedside alarm clock and I’m sooooo glad I did. It was a painstaking process, so I thought I’d share with everyone my experience, to maybe save you the trouble. It starts with a quick story: I moved from California to Washington about 3 years ago under the lie that “it doesn’t rain much here!” Oh. Yes. It. Does. And when it’s not raining, it’s gloomy and overcast (BUT not dry and brown, so there is that). So the first thing I did was buy a SAD lamp (yes I was in fact sad, but really this stands for seasonal affective disorder - real thing). It helped, but I noticed I was still waking up less then rested and had a really hard time getting going in the morning. A friend suggested I stop reading things on my phone late at night and put it far away from the bed to charge. But I used my phone as white noise to fall asleep as well as my alarm clock, so to do that, I needed to get a different solution for these things. This same friend suggested a light therapy alarm clock that would “ease me into my day”. Sounded perfect (although I have to admit, it really just eases me into my coffee, which eases me into my day, details).After comparing, I’m not kidding, like 10 therapy light alarm clocks, I found that all them were missing something. Either the clock light didn’t dim, or I couldn’t control the alarm time for different days of the week, or the light setting was limited (one color, or one speed, or no control over brightness), or it had the light feature but no sound feature, or no smart phone app. There was always something that I didn’t like. I first evaluated the lower price point options, and quickly threw those out (what’s the point if it doesn’t do what you want?), and then moved on to the higher priced one. The closest one to the Hatch was Lumie and Philips – but either there was no iphone app for easy control, a fraction of the sounds available, no mediation readings, less light cycle options, and both more expensive. Per the excel sheet I put together to compare (yes, I did that), the hatch was an obvious and easy choice.All of what is advertised came true and I love it! And the proof of its therapeutic success is my FitBit app who says my “sleep score” went from an average of below 70% to In the 80%’s the first week I started using it. And I read below how someone said they hit the light on in the middle of the night when reaching for water – I just don’t get that, just put your water glass in front of your Hatch – problem solved. I have had zero issues so far (the only tiny issue was I had a little trouble pairing it – but I just uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it worked fine. I think this was because I downloaded the app and searched for a product before I actually had it, which may have confused my phones Bluetooth – so don’t do that).5 stars from me. I love it.