Hatch Rest vs. Hatch Rest +: Which Sound Machine is Best for Your Baby?

[@StephanieHajal]

This was such a great comparison! We bought the regular Hatch, but I didn't like some of it's features. I came here to see if the Hatch+ would be worth it. I like that the Hatch+ has a clock, buttons on the back (rather than the bottom), and portable option. Wishing anyone who reads this a good night's rest with their little one😊☁

[@alexmiller9]

So helpful! I’m so glad I didn’t stop at one video review (the one before I watched yours) bc it left me feeling just as unsure. Our house loses power randomly a couple times per year and I always spring out of bed to get the portable machine going. So Hatch Rest+ it is!!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

I’m glad it helped! This is exactly the reason I started moving my channel in this direction.

[@KimberlyGoesShopping]

I'm getting one of these for my daughter that's having her first baby. Thank you so much for doing this review! It was very helpful! ❤

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@jorgeramos7336]

amazon has a hatch 1st gen, 2nd gen and 2ndgen +....the 2ndgen also has wifi connection or amazon states it does. only the first gen has the bluetooth connection.

[@love3824]

Thank you SO much. I couldn’t make a decision and you made this decision easy!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Awesome to hear! Glad that this video was helpful.

[@altruistic_energy]

Amazing reviews/comparison. 👏🏽 Thank you for helping me make a more informed decision. 🐣✨

[@oscarhernandez8532]

Thanks for the advice !! Great video!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Thanks!

[@grungefire]

Thank you for a wonderful review. Can I use this to read books to my child at night? Is it bright enough?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Depends on the room size. We’ve never tried to use it as a dedicated lamp but it seems like it could get pretty bright, like a dim to moderate lamp.

[@grungefire]

@@Mr_Mackenzie Thanks a load. This helps.

[@ДарьяВащенко-м7п]

Thank you:)

[@UrielUsepe]

Thank you sir. This was just what we needed to make our decision on which one to purchase.

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Glad it could help. Thanks!

[@sarahh1552]

Can you use the plus on blue tooth as well as wifi or does it have to be connected to wifi to work

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Yes, you will need a Wi-Fi connection and the Hatch Sleep app.

[@sarahh1552]

@@Mr_Mackenzie so what is the point of buttons on the actual device if you can’t use them to control it without wifi? Or is wifi connection just for use with the app? Does the sound machine and clock itself still work if wifi goes out? Sorry hope these questions make sense!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Everything works without WiFi. Think of it like you’re tv. Your tv still has physical buttons to change the channel, but you can’t use the remote if it doesn’t have batteries. No WiFi = no controlling the sound machine with the app, but the buttons and clock etc, still work.

[@sarahh1552]

@@Mr_Mackenzie perfect that helped me with my decision! thanks so much for the info and great video!

[@MikeAnnarose]

I have a new hatch rest + but not seeing the listen in feature on the app. Is this capability only available on iOS?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

It looks like they removed this feature from the HR+ Gen 2. We have both the gen 1 and Gen 2 and one has it, the other doesn’t. Likely it just wasn’t a widely used feature so it was axed.

[@MikeAnnarose]

@@Mr_Mackenzie bummer I bought this specifically for that reason to take on trips to my parents house our of town. I'd expect this from Google.

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

@@MikeAnnarose TBH when using it as a sound machine and trying to use the monitor feature it was barely usable at best. In a pinch, it was better than nothing but the mic picked up too much of the white noise to be really useful.

[@hangtru0812]

Great video! Unfortunately, after having trouble trying to simply troubleshoot the wifi/bluetooth with the Rest+ several times on two different machines my husband & I given up on it..it's a return item for us as much as we wanted to like it.

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Do you have a lot of work enabled devices in your home? It’s possible that it’s either a software compatibility issue or that there’s just too much interference. We had some issues like that and traced it down to the Google home devices we had running. They were gumming up our entire network.

[@meccamonroe6134]

You have to connect to the exact same WiFi as you are on the app… even if your wife has 5G at the end and the hatch doesn’t , you won’t be able to connect

[@Nespa81]

@@Mr_Mackenziehow did you fix the google home device problem? I’m having the same issue. Did you put your phone and hatch on the 2.4 hz Wi-Fi instead of the 5 hz?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

I got rid of all of them 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@stephanietata5646]

Hi, great video. Came for the Hatch, stayed for the Hatch…but also where did you get that shirt from??? I need it for my husband. 😂

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Haha! My wife got it from a company called Dad Bod Apparel I think.

[@fatimagracianfalcon]

Great video

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Thanks! Hope it was helpful!

[@casd.5485]

On the regular hatch is it battery or plug in? Or both?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

On the regular Hatch Rest you have to leave the sound machine plugged in. The Hatch Rest + has an internal battery so you can unplug it and move it around if you want. The HR+ battery has lasted 6 hours or more for us while being used around 40-50% volume with no light, so in my mind it's very much worth the extra cost.

[@casd.5485]

@@Mr_Mackenzie ok. I like back up batteries. Lol. Even when the electricity goes out the bath will run! Thanks for that. I just seen that the first batch needs an ion battery in the description on Amazon. So I was a bit confused. Thank!!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Huh, that’s strange. Yeah the Hatch Rest doesn’t have an internal battery, but the plus does have a rechargeable internal battery.

[@casd.5485]

@@Mr_Mackenzie I ordered the plus. I won a gift card from work. So only paid $30! Thanks!!

[@kmr196]

What's the Bluetooth range? Thinking of using this for our toddler for waking up lights

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Really depends on your house layout. Generally about 60-90 ft as long as there aren’t too many walls or interference between you and the device. We found that we’d have to go to the bottom of our staircase to reach the Hatch located in my sons room upstairs. With the WiFi version (Hatch Rest Plus) we can adjust or turn it on/off from anywhere in the house.

[@taylorbugg123]

Does it work on a hot spot? We don’t have WiFi, but do lose power a few times a year due to weather. And I don’t want it to just cut off in the middle of an outage.

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Depends on the type of wireless signal your hotspot is producing. WiFi is only necessary to control the HR+ from the Hatch sleep app, not to make the device work.

[@yelizpaculoglu]

My hatch plus rest touch ring doesn’t work properly. I’ve just bought 2 of them. One of them works as it should. The other one though with my phone it’s fine every feauture is working but when you touch the ring nothing happens. When you touch the brightness buttin the device resets itself. I couldn’t find anything about this issue. If some sound is already playing when you touch the ring it shuts the noice and that’s it. Touch ring doesn’t turn on or off the device. What is the problem ?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

That’s probably a question for Hatch customer support.

[@yelizpaculoglu]

@@Mr_Mackenzie I’m waiting for them to reply thank you

[@yelizpaculoglu]

@@Mr_Mackenzie do you know how to delete the device maybe if I can delete it from my account i can reload it again and it works?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

+Yeliz Yılmaz hatchbaby.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025288853-Rest-connection-troubleshooting-tips

[@yelizpaculoglu]

@@Mr_Mackenzie it says I should also reset my wifi connection. I’ve tried to add hatch again in my account to reload it again from the beginning I mean but it doesn’t work. I’ve tried to add it other smart phone it didn’t work. It is impossible to delete the device and start from the beginning again. You can’t delete your account you can’t delete your devices when you upload them once. So I will try to connect hatch plus to another wifi at my friend’s house. It must work as resetting the wifi option. I don’t wanna do it at home because I have a working one and I don’t wanna ruin it. I’ve searched a lot but seems like noone had this problem I don’t understand I’m gonna go legit crazy😭

[@aary9176]

What about If wifi is spotty. Will that be a big headache if you get the plus?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

I’m not sure honestly. We run two routers in our house so we have strong WiFi throughout. It’ll still work as a sound machine even without WiFi, you may just have trouble connecting to it to control it remotely.

[@lindanabulsi8713]

How to use bottle warmer

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Hmm? Is this a question?

[@G1ngerpocalypse]

Can you make a quick video that has the sound of white noise coming through the audio monitor?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

+Ashley J sorry that would be a bit tough. To be honest, while this can be used as an audio monitor I would only do so in emergency situations. There’s no alert system when your baby starts making noise, so you’d have to have the app open and listening the whole time.

[@celinegxl]

Hi, may I know for Hatch Plus. Can I set the light to be on only at 6am automatically? I do not want any light on before 6am. Is this possible?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

It should be possible using the scheduling feature in the Hatch Sleep app.

[@AltruisticWarrior]

Just bummed it doesn't work with Google Home. 😓

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Ive heard this a lot. It also isn’t compatible with Apple HomeKit that we’ve found. Not sure why they chose to only go with Alexa controls but hopefully it expands in the future.

[@hannahdanyelle]

The clocks making me lean to the +

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Yeah the clock is helpful for sure. The brightness can be adjusted as well. Out of the box it’s pretty bright but can be lowered or turned off completely through the Hatch Sleep app

[@evelyngonzalez2974]

My can't not get the wifi is horrible 😫 so difficult so give for return

[@ShirleyAerial]

Can the white noise work without WiFi?

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

+Benny Shirley yes, at the end of the day it’s still a sound machine. But if you don’t have WiFi I’d recommend going with the cheaper of the two or another device all together. The primary benefits of the rest plus come from being able to control it wirelessly.

[@ShirleyAerial]

@@Mr_Mackenzie Thanks. I have wifi. But I was concerned about taking it say to my sons grandparents and not having to worry about fussing with their wifi just to make it work. But I purchased one last night and it works without being able to set up so I am glad. I’ll just change the presets to utilize without phone connection for them to use when they watch him. 🤗

[@jordanmartin9045]

Now do Rest 2nd GEN that just came out!

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

So I took a quick look at it doesn’t look vastly different from the rest plus. It looks like the biggest changes are more software based and more closely align with the Hatch Sleep system (and subscription service that gives you access to sleep meditations, music, and more). But if I get my hands on one I’ll be sure to do a review!

[@MyEnime]

i dont have a baby,, i just want it for me

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

They do make an adult version. We have one because we’re so used to sleeping with a sound machine now and it’s fantastic. Wakes you up with a simulated sunrise.

[@racquelstewart-jv4sl]

Update: 2024 there is no more audio monitor feature

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

That went away with the second gen Rest Plus. This is about the first gen which I don’t believe is available any longer.

[@ice_ryda]

U like saying actually

[@Mr_Mackenzie]

Actually, that’s true

[@TianXWD]

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[@Mr_Mackenzie]

It isn’t actually. I bought both and tested both. If it’s sponsored I let you know upfront.