Dreamegg Sunrise 1

The Sunrise 1 is Dreamegg’s answer to Hatch for people who do not want an app. It combines a sunrise alarm, a sound machine and a dimmable night light in a fabric-covered puck 5.9 inches across, and every control is a physical button. Dreamegg’s FAQ is explicit: no app and no Wi-Fi.

Dreamegg’s own page says only that you can personalize the sunrise duration. The Amazon listing’s instructions give the steps: 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. Tom’s Guide, which named it the best Hatch alternative, describes the light brightening over 30 to 60 minutes. Brightness is unpublished, so place it close to your pillow.

The audio is the stronger half. There are 29 sounds, including white, pink and brown noise, fan sounds and nature tracks, plus 9 night light colors. Dreamegg describes a sleep timer of 5 to 180 minutes that turns light and sound off together. Tom’s Guide says the light dims at night, but Dreamegg does not describe an adjustable sunset like the Philips or Lumie clocks. Tom’s Guide notes there is no Bluetooth, and Dreamegg lists no radio.

Tom’s Guide’s reviewer swapped a Hatch Restore 3 for it to use their phone less in bed, while noting the light quality and sound library are not as good as Hatch’s. At $64.99 direct, it costs well under half a Restore 3 with no subscription to follow.

Dreamegg also sells the app-controlled Sunrise 1+ and the Sunrise 2. If you care more about the light than the sounds, the JALL wake-up light costs less and lists a 10 to 60 minute sunrise, and the Philips HF3520 publishes a 300 lux peak.