8 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks of 2026

Lumie has made light therapy products since 1991, and the Bodyclock Shine 300 is the model in its range that best balances features and price for a light-first wake-up. The sunrise and the evening sunset can each run anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes, which matters if a 30 minute dawn feels too abrupt, and you can set how bright the sunrise ends. Sound is optional: there are 15 sleep and wake sounds and an FM radio, with tap-control snooze on top of the unit. You can set daily or weekly alarms, so weekends can start later without changing settings each Friday. At night the light-sensitive display fades to low or turns off, which helps light sleepers. Lumie lists a 3-year warranty and a 45-day trial, and the product page mentions no app or subscription. The trade-offs are a simpler color range than Philips or Loftie, and a $5 US shipping charge on top of the $169.00 price.

The HF3520 is the wake-up light Philips calls its best seller, and it covers the basics of a light-first wake-up at $124.99. Before your alarm time the light builds over 30 minutes, starting as soft red, moving through orange and ending as bright yellow light that fills the room. Once the sunrise finishes, one of five natural sounds plays, rising to your set volume within one and a half minutes, or you can wake to FM radio instead. A sunset simulation dims the light at bedtime for winding down. Philips says the light draws on its Sleep and Respironics healthcare knowledge and its lighting history, claims its wake-up lights are clinically proven, and offers a 90 day money back guarantee. Compared with the Lumie Shine 300, it costs less and adds color to the sunrise, but the page describes a fixed 30 minute sunrise and fewer sounds, and there is no breathing guide like the one on the pricier HF3650.

The Restore 3 treats the sunrise alarm as one step in a routine that also covers winding down and falling asleep. In the morning the light shifts from red to orange to white before your chosen alarm sound plays, which Hatch describes as mimicking a natural dawn. At night it works as a sound machine and a bedside reading light, and the clock dims to keep the room dark. Hatch calls the design phone-free, with most controls on the device, although a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection is required. The device works without a subscription on basic features and core content, while Hatch+ adds a library of 2,500+ pieces of original audio for $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year after a 30-day trial. Hatch offers a 30-night bedside trial, free shipping and returns, and a 1-year warranty. It scores high on features, but setup and the optional subscription make it less simple than the Lumie or Philips lights.

The HF3650, which Philips notes was formerly known as Somneo, keeps the colored 30 minute sunrise of the cheaper HF3520 and adds more help at bedtime. The morning light starts soft red, turns orange and ends in bright yellow, and natural sounds or FM radio finish the wake-up. In the evening, a sunset simulation lowers light and optional sound over a duration you choose. The extra is RelaxBreathe: a light-guided wind-down where you follow one of seven rhythms of light intensity or sound with your breathing, eyes closed. Philips says 92% of users found it easier to get out of bed, a figure from its own users rather than an independent study. At $199.99 it costs $75 more than the HF3520, so the value score is lower. Buy it for the breathing guide and the extra light and sound options, not for a longer sunrise.

The Hatch Sleep Clock takes the Restore formula, a sunrise alarm, bedside light, sleep sounds and a dimmable clock, and adds contactless sleep tracking. Hatch says tracking is included with no subscription, and the clock gives personalized insights and recommendations as it learns your patterns. That makes it the only device on this list that can show whether the gentler wake-up is changing your nights, without a ring or band. Like the Restore 3, it works out of the box with basic features and free sleep audio, and Hatch+ unlocks 2,500+ pieces of original audio after a 30-day free trial. Hatch offers a 30-night bedside trial, free shipping and returns, and a 1-year warranty, and lists it as HSA/FSA eligible. At $249.99 it costs $80 more than the Restore 3, so the extra is worth it only if you will use the tracking. Hatch's product page gives fewer details on sunrise length than Lumie or Philips.

The Luxe 700FM is Lumie's top model in the US store, and it adds two things over the Shine 300: a richer light mix and better audio. Lumie lists low-blue white, blue-enriched white, orange and red LEDs, which it says mimic the colors of a real sunrise and sunset, while the Shine 300 uses warm white, orange and red. The sunrise and sunset run from 15 to 90 minutes, and alarms can follow daily or weekly schedules. For sound there are 25+ sleep and wake sounds, FM radio and Bluetooth speakers, so it can replace a separate bedside speaker. The design uses a glass globe, and the light-sensitive display fades to low or off at night. Lumie offers a 3-year warranty and a 45-day trial. At $259.00 plus $5 shipping, it is the priciest Lumie here, which holds down its value score.

The Rise 100 is the lowest-cost way into Lumie's range in the US store, and it keeps the part that matters most for a light-first wake-up. The sunrise and sunset each run for 30 minutes, and you can adjust how bright the sunrise gets. Sound is limited to an optional alarm beep with tap-control snooze, so it suits people who want light to wake them and a simple backup if it does not. At night the light can fade to off or to a nightlight, and the display dims on its own. It uses the same warm white, orange and red LEDs as the Shine 300, and Lumie gives it the same 3-year warranty and 45-day trial. Compared with the $124.99 Philips HF3520, it costs less but has no natural sounds, radio or colored sunrise mode beyond those LEDs. There is no app or subscription mentioned on the page.

The Loftie Lamp is a bedside lamp first, with a sunrise alarm built in. In the morning a warm, low glow travels up the lamp and builds into bright light; in the evening the colors dim into a calm glow, and a Bed Signal tells you when to start winding down. You can use three built-in modes or set custom colors and gradients, and there are reading, red light and breathing light modes. Physical buttons handle on-lamp control, but Loftie says the app and a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connection are required to set alarms and custom light settings. The lamp has no clock or wake sounds of its own; Loftie suggests pairing it with a Loftie Clock for light and sound wake-ups. At $279.99 it is the most expensive device here, and the white shade was sold out when checked, with a refurbished unit listed at $230. It suits people who care about how the light looks in the room.