I·CODE Time to Wake Alarm Clock for Kids, Children's Sleep Trainer, Kids Wake Up Light, Sleep Sound Machine, Ideal Gift for Toddlers

Functions are great, but it stopped working after 3.5 weeks. This is the second one we've bought, first one lasted like 3 years. Update: seller worked with us on a solution. Thanks

I bought the first clock and after 8 months or so, it intermittently turns off with any slight movement to the cord. We are gentle with the clock but not sure why it happened. I assumed perhaps my LO has messed with it and we bought a second clock. After 3months, it stopped working intermittently again, same issue. With any small movement of the plug/cord the clock would turn off. We were very careful with the second clock and placed it out of reach of our toddler (who actually does not mess with electronics/plugs). There is no way this is due to user error/abuse this time (and likely last time either). THey do have a 12 month warranty, and I have emailed them and I'm awaiting their response. We clearly enjoyed the clock (when it works) as we bought a replacement for the first but now we have two faulty clocks/cords/plugs. Edit: They do uphold their one year warranty. Thought it was cord so they sent me a new cord. Didn’t fix the problem, so they sent me another clock.

Edit: company reached out and sent me a replacement without hassle. Very pleased. Broke after a few months. My son moved rooms and when I went to plug the alarm clock back in nothing would work. The display would pop up but I was unable to do anything. I couldn't change the color, time, wake up time, sleep time, absolutely nothing was working.

I use this ONLY for the sun/moon icons, which I set to 7am and 8pm, and leave on a shelf out of kid's reach. After ~1 month of use, the time holds pretty well. I like that the buttons are pretty simple to use on the bottom, and logical when you need to change the settings (i.e. not read the manual every time!). While it must be plugged in to work, I think there's an internal battery because a short power outage or moving it to a different outlet does not erase the time/settings. The lights are a bit brighter than I'd like and more "blue" light temperature, so I covered it with some trace paper and red marker so it's better for nighttime colors. I also blacked-out all the extra stars and sparkle icons, so that really all my 2.5-year-old needs to see is the time + the sun/moon. It has been working wonderfully for setting expectations of when it's OK to get out of bed in the morning. I like that the night light feature can simply be turned off (so I don't have to black that out, too).

***6 months Update - The sun and moon no longer work at all. That is the only function we really wanted. The light is WAY too bright. The cord is loose so you lose settings every time it is bumped. Pretty much a waste of money.*** After set up and use, here are my thoughts: 1) Instructions are clear enough. I had no issues following them with one exception, when you are setting the Sun and Moon “alarms”, they will not appear until the time you set...and then remain on for twelve hours. I first set them up at two in the afternoon and there was no icon on the screen. I thought something was wrong. I expected to see the sun. But at 7pm the moon appeared and stayed on till 7am, then the sun appeared and so on. 2) I wanted essentially two alarms, a day alarm (wake up) and night alarm (go to and stay in bed) to function a Mon-Fri time and then a Sat-Sun time. This only has one Mon-Sun alarm. 3) I wanted the clock to turn yellow at 7am (alarm one) and show the sun icon all day. This clock will do this but the yellow only lasts 60 mins. We are not using a sound for the alarm yet because he is only 3 yrs old. So if he doesn’t wake in those 60 mins he won’t see the yellow. At least he will see the sun icon. 4) Like wise, I wanted it to turn blue at 7pm (alarm two) and the moon icon to come on all night. This clock can do the moon but the clock can’t turn blue unless you use your one alarm for this and even then, it would only be blue for 60 mins. 5) I wanted to use this as a sound machine as well. Unfortunately the white noise has to be manually turned on for sleep. Then it turns off with the alarm at 7am. I wish it could be programmed to come on and off like the sun and moon icons. (Update*** You can set the sound to be on ALL the time as well.) 6) The light is too bright. I’m not sure we will use it. You can turn it off and not use it as apart of the alarm if you want. It would be nice if the light could be programmed like the sun and moon icons as well. All in all, it’s a nifty little machine. Compared to what is on the market, it’s affordable for what you get. My favorite aspects are the sun/moon icons and that it has white noise. Biggest downside, one Mon-Sun alarm (I never want my kids getting up on the weekend at the same time they get up during the week) and that the clock light can’t be programmed beyond a 60 min alarm. I will keep an eye out for a next generation with a few tweaks. I would love to get one for my daughter. (Update*** This has worked out well for my son. The unfortunate part is most of the functions are useless to us for now. All we use is the sun and moon icons. No light (way too bright) and no sound (he decided he doesn’t like it). I’m hopeful he will get more use out of it as he gets older. Still not bad for the price we paid. My daughter has had the “Tot Clock” for a few years. I like it’s function better but they upped the price to a ridiculous amount. If you have the opportunity to get one for less or a hand me down, do it.) (Update***Sun and moon no longer work.)

Pros: 1) Seems very well made, solid. 2) Colors are very vivid and clear 3) Screen is clear and set up of the time for "moon" and "sun" is easy I returned this product for the following reasons: 1) Read on the description that you could set a wake up light (without alarm sound) and choose any color. I read the instructions that came with it and didn't see how to do this. 2) The moon and sun picture was good but was not very clear to see for my 3 year old as he was waking up....seeing a light on would be better. 3) The lock feature was a great idea! However, the lock feature still allows for the light to be turned on, played with and color to change. So my 3 year old continued to play with it, which I thought would also be confusing iF i had ever got the wake up light to work. 4) The night light is only dimming in the plain white color. Any other color (which my son wanted) is non dimming and lights up the whole room! 5) This has no place for batteries...so if the power goes off then it doesn't work. I didn't test to see if it would save the settings but I don't see how if there's no other power source. **In the end I decided to return this and get a simpler one that looks like a goofy character and only has a light. Around the same price for more basic features but better suited for our needs.

My daughter loves her alarm clock! The night lights and other functions work perfectly for her. I also love that I can program the sun/moon icons.

We've had this clock for a few years now when recently my 6 year old grabbed it away and pulled the power cord with it. The clock was fine but the power cord itself was damaged. I reached out to customer service telling them of what happened. They shipped out the new cord right away. However, the one they sent was not compatible. I reached out to them again and they sent a second one right away after I sent them a picture of the old, damaged cord vs. the new one they sent. The second cord was a match and it worked like a charm. Now we have the clock working perfectly! I must say that I am very impressed with their responsiveness and attentiveness. They are consistent with asking me if I had received the cord and if the clock is working. Top notch customer service! Highly recommend them!