The Gro Company Gro-Clock Sleep Trainer

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The clock has a large light switch so you can find it easily in the dark, and it has an alarm setting that you can use if you need to wake up at a specific time or to set a reminder. As such it works well as a reading light, as daylight therapy or even as a main bedroom light source (it reaches 580 lumens).

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At it’s brightest, it’s slightly less convincing as ‘daylight’ than the Lumie, but it did wake me up in a good mood. It took me a while to choose all the settings I wanted (I don’t need a seven-day alarm, for example).There are 33 wake up sounds including two specific types of lark, various nature scenes, city hubbub and my new personal favourite, military drill.

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Your brain begins to get ready for waking before it hears the alarm and, when it goes off, you are much less likely to go straight back to sleep.But I did enjoy choosing from the 15 different sounds including birds, waves, rain, frogs, crickets, purring kittens and, more surprisingly, goats, steam train, café and ping pong. On the negative side, the sound quality when you choose FM radio is good but not amazing, and compared to other sunrise alarms it’s quite big, so won’t fit on everybody’s bedside table. For a budget option, it does everything you need it to and has certainly made my mornings a little less groggy. Good sleep is key to overall wellbeing, so along with other non-negotiables such as finding the best mattress, pillow and duvet cover for you, an alarm clock that helps you sleep better and start the day feeling well-rested is a small change to your sleep routine that can have a big impact. The no-tick silent second hand means you won’t be frustrated by an annoying tick-tock sound when all you want is peace and quiet, while the precision quartz movement makes our glow in the dark clock a dependable timepiece.