Hatch Baby review

Hatch Baby is the newer nursery machine at the address that used to sell Hatch Rest, and Hatch says it adds a Big Button for volume and favorite sounds, a soft night light and improved audio compared to the Rest. The appeal is control: parents can change sounds and light colors from the app over Wi-Fi, with Bluetooth as a backup, and set Time-for-Bed and Time-to-Rise cues that tell a toddler when it is time to stay in bed. Purchase includes 3 months of the Hatch subscription, which adds the full library of sounds, stories and songs, predictive sleep schedules and 1:1 chat with certified sleep consultants. After that, renewal costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year, and Hatch says it does not renew automatically. The machine needs a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection. At $79.99 it costs more than a plain sound machine, but it also replaces a night light and a toddler clock.

Who it is for

Parents who want sounds, lights and sleep cues they can control from a phone, plus sleep coaching.

Price

$79.99 with 3 months of the Hatch subscription included; the subscription then costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year if you renew.

$79.99 3-months included
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 7, 2026.

Key features

• Sleep sounds and lights controlled from the app over Wi-Fi, with Bluetooth backup
• Time-for-Bed and Time-to-Rise cues for toddlers
• Big Button on the device controls volume and starts favorite sounds
• Soft night light for feeds and diaper changes
• 3 months of the Hatch subscription, including 1:1 chat with sleep consultants

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Change the sound or light from another room
• Strength: Time-to-Rise cues stay useful as a child grows
• Strength: Hatch says the subscription does not auto-renew after the included 3 months
• Weakness: Full sound library and coaching need the subscription after 3 months
• Weakness: Requires a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection
• Weakness: Costs more than simple plug-in machines that only play sound

Key facts

• Price: $79.99
• Subscription: 3 months included, then $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year
• Connection: 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth backup
• Trial: 30 nights

Where it ranks

Hatch Baby is No. 6 in our Best White Noise Machines verdict.