I tried using this sunrise alarm clock for one month — here's what it did for my sleep

Hatch Restore 2 sunrise alarm clock on nightstand

I first used a sunrise alarm clock when the Amazon Halo Rise debuted late last year. While I experienced mild benefits of waking up gradually to simulated light, there are two reasons it wasn’t the right product for me: I don’t need a contactless sleep tracker and I don’t like having anything that looks too “techy” on my nightstand.

Then the Hatch Restore 2 ($199) launched. I knew the original Hatch Restore as a viral TikTok product you could purchase on Amazon. But like the Halo Rise, the device’s plastic design didn’t match my meticulous bedroom aesthetic. The second-generation version fixed my complaint with a new minimalistic, fabric-swathed exterior that looks like it came out of a high-end home decor catalog.