PETLIBRO Automatic Cat Feeder, 5G WiFi Automatic Dog Food Dispenser with Freshness Preservation, 5L Timed Pet Feeder with Low Food Sensor, Up to 10 Meals Per Day, Granary Black

If you own an automatic feeder and live in a high-humidity state like Florida, these desiccant bags aren’t really an optional "extra"—they are an absolute requirement to prevent stickiness and clumping. During the year we ran our three Petlibro units before putting them into storage, these packets were our frontline defense against the dreaded "soggy kibble" syndrome. Even with a sealed lid, our 90% humidity has a way of finding its way into the hopper, but these packets kept the food crunchy to the very last kibble. The quality and fit are exactly what you’d expect since they are the same brand as the feeder itself; they are specifically designed for these units, so there is no fumbling or trying to force a generic bag into a space it doesn't belong. The ease of setup is as simple as it gets—you just slide one into the specialized lid compartment, and you're good for 30 days. Despite their small size, they have a high moisture capacity, ensuring that even a full hopper of kibble stays fresh and doesn't turn into a "paste" that jams the internal turnstile. The only real downside for me was the frequency of purchase and the cost. Because I was managing three feeders at once, I was ordering these six times a year, whereas most households with a single cat only have to think about it twice. It did become a significant added expense over time, and I really wish they were offered in a much larger bulk package so I wouldn't have to order quite as often. However, for the protection they provided against mold and moisture during that year of heavy use, the peace of mind was worth the investment to keep my senior cats' food safe and fresh.

Update a few months after my original review One star, zero if I could. The machine completely stopped working a little over a month ago. I followed troubleshooting available online before emailing customer service. After a few emails exchanged with what was clearly an AI customer service rep, I got a human reponse. The human wasn’t anymore helpful than the AI and a lot slower to respond. A month later and there is no resolution whatsoever. Each reply from the human asked me to try yet one more trouble shooting suggestion, then asked for proof of purchase, then asked me to make drastic changes to my WiFi, then asked me for a video of the machine not working so that they could SEND ME PARTS to repair it myself. So, a product that completely breaks after a few months and laughably terrible customer service. It’s really frustrating too because this product made life a lot easier for us and our dog. Oh well… Five stars based on a few things: 1. It works. It feeds my dog on time, every time and set up was a breeze, including syncing with the app and creating a feeding schedule. The feeding schedule was a little tricky to figure out because it dispenses in units of 1/12 of a cup and I am terrible at math :) But once I figured that out, easy-peasy. I like that you can skip feedings or do one off feedings with just a few taps. 2. The feeder communicates well with the app, as far as I can tell. I get alerts when his food his low, when the desiccant bag needs replacing, if the machine gets kicked offline, and if there is something stuck in the dispenser (this has happened once, with a piece of odd shaped kibble). 3. It "fits" the kibble we feed our dog. I was worried the dispenser wouldn't be wide enough, but aside from one piece of kibble that was odd shaped, we've had no problems. For reference, he eats Purina one chicken and rice formula. I decided to try this when my husband found out he would be traveling for a bit and we needed a way to feed our dog lunch on the days I was working in the office. It's positively changed our routine in terms of other feedings, too. It used to be that our dog would whine for food outside our bedroom door starting around 5:30 am every morning. We tried everything to break him of this, but no luck. I set the schedule so that he gets one half of his breakfast at 4:45 am and the other half at 6:00 am. This has worked like a dream. Now, I usually have to wake him in the mornings when I get up, around 6:45 / 7:00 am. The food dispenser is relatively quiet and we keep it by our backdoor. So, I don't hear it when it goes off in the morning but my dog does. One nice, unexpected side effect is that it keeps him from inhaling his food because it dispenses slowly. If helpful to anyone: my dog is a med to large, about 60 lbs., lab/retriever mix. We haven't tried using the audio function so I can't comment on that (I noticed a few reviews said it doesn't work). I think the true test will be how long it lasts. I've had it almost 2 months and so far, so good, but I'm really hoping it lasts us a good long while. In the meantime, very pleased and recommend this to others.

Like the ease of use. It has an app to help control how much your feeding and can adjust the amount and time easily. The only thing I found annoying was the app initially gives you ads to sign-up for additional health information. It also doesn't have the option for domestic cats, mostly exotic or purebreeds, and so I chose a cat that resembled mine. One thing to note is that it will ask for your cats age and weight, so keep in mind when first setting up. It measures by a 12th of a cup so it took a few days for us to get the amounts right. The silver bowl is... Okay. I like that it's stainless, easy to clean, but is sometimes a pain to slide back into place because I don't like picking the unit up (I have a cord/plug issue) I have to tilt the unit to slide it back into its holder where the silver lip sits just under the feeding slot. It also needs 3 D batteries for a backup which I appreciate if the power goes out. It's supposed to keep the memory/feeding schedule for at least a day (I believe). It has notifications, low food, and jam ups. So far I've had no jam ups as his food is what is suggested in the manual for best use. Cleaning seems easy enough, I have not had to do this just yet as it's our first month with it, but it 5-6 pieces that clip apart. The footprint is no bigger than an filtered water station or a freefeed system. It's easy to move as long as there is an outlet nearby (I have the smaller container ontop). The cons: the keys on the panel are touch. It comes locked, but doesn't need to be unlocked in order to set up or do anything if you're using the app. The unlock is a button on the left, touch for three seconds, and it will literally tell you it is unlocked. Then you can press the button for manual feeding of 1/12th a cup with each press. The filter in the top only lasts for about 14days before it says to change it. I'd like to have a month. I ordered a pack of 5 additional filters at the time I ordered the unit, and I'm glad I did because what it cones with is a plain satchet of the charcoal to start while the seperate order is the actual square filter with charcoal and the silica(?) beads. It has a small raised line for the lid to indicate the direction it should be put on to help with proper sealing. I took a marker and made it stand out because I kept putting it on backwards or didn't have it completely closed when we were doing trial and error with the amount of food (he was getting too much and we had to pour some back). Over all I am happy with it. Still getting used to hearing my own voice repeated for feeding time lol, but I think it has helped a lot. He eats what he is given and we haven't seen him tossing his cookies when he used to eat from boredom or separation anxiety. The ads haven't been a bother since the initial setup either. There is a fee if you choose to join the petlibro tracking, but it is not necessary to use the unit. Personally, I don't have the libro brand water filter system which I believe keeps up with how much a pet drinks. There is no sensor, as far as I can tell, in the food bowl to deduce how much the pet is eating or leaving behind, so for me seeing him finish 1/12 is enough. There is a good bit of options in the settings too, turning off the voice call at certain times of the day, notifications of battery, connection issues, filter life, and it seems very customizable to personal preference. The brand seems to have put a lot of effort into controlling how you want your device to work and that's a big plus. My reason for knocking a star was due to filter life, the stainless bowl that could probably have a knotch at the back for easier removal and replace, and the initial ads that were a bit startling during the initial setup as I immediately thought I'd have to pay a monthly fee in order to use the device.

I liked several things about the Petlibro feeder. The setup was quick, the app was easy to navigate, and the feeder itself looks clean and modern. It dispensed reliably and ran quietly, and for cats that eat larger portions, I think it would work perfectly fine. However, it didn’t fit my cat’s feeding needs. I use dense kibble (Dr. Elsey’s), and even at the smallest portion setting, the feeder consistently dispensed much more than expected, usually around 9-12 grams. That’s roughly double what my cat normally eats per meal, so food kept piling up in the bowl. This led to waste, stale kibble, and inconsistent calorie intake. After testing it repeatedly, it became clear the auger design just can’t dispense small, precise portions. There were two other things I didn’t love. First, the app has a lot of marketing and promotional content mixed into the interface, which made it feel cluttered. Second, the feeding plate is hard to lift without tilting the entire feeder forward. It’s a small thing, but it made daily cleaning more awkward than it needed to be. Because of all this, I ended up returning the Petlibro and switching to the Catit PIXI Smart Feeder. The PIXI uses a different dispensing mechanism and can reliably deliver smaller portions, which immediately solved the over‑dispensing problem. It’s a better match for cats who need controlled, smaller meals. Petlibro is a solid feeder overall, just not ideal if you need accurate small portions or prefer a cleaner app experience.

This automatic Feeder is awesome. First, very easy to set up and get it operational... Second, the cloud services are worth the price given what I needed at the time (I did have a difficult time getting the SD Card to work) as I required access to the camera and recordings remotely. Now the story of why this feeder will go down as the best thing we've ever purchased for our animals. Our cat, a 12 weeks old playful tabby named Mango, ran away 3 days after we received the PETLIBRO feeder and unfortunately we had to leave our house for 8 days for a family emergency. So, we were not able to stick around and put food out while we "hoped" that he would return. Enter the PETLIBRO. I placed the feeder outside on our deck and scheduled the feeder to dispense food twice a day. I started with 2/12 of a cup per feeding as I did not want to overflow the bowl within the first several days and with the live camera feed, I was able to monitor the amount in the bowl and stop feedings as needed - great feature BTW. Low and behold, he returned 14 days later on Christmas day evening (video included) as I was notified by an alert on my phone. From that point forward he would return every night at the scheduled feeding time. I believe he heard the feeder dispense the food and that trigger him to come out of hiding (we have several foxes running around). We were not able to return home for several more days so the entire family couldn't wait each night to get the alert that Mango was back for more food and we all gathered around my phone to watch him walk around and eat. We when returned home the entire family set Operation Recover Mango in motion and used the PETLIBRO to alert us when he arrived - we set it up to feed 1/12 cup every two minutes and monitoring the camera during the 15 minute timeframe he typically came to feed. Needless to say it was a success and Mango is back home in his comfy cat bed. I'm surprised at how much food is kept fresh in its reservoir as it did last our entire trip (8 days). Its also very sturdy as it endured severe weather for over 10 days; multiple below 17 degree days, rain, snow, and high winds! It is now back inside and Mango comes running when the feeder starts to dispense food. Will go down in family pet history as a magical. Thank you PETLIBRO!

Cute design, very easy to set up.

It does its function well. The app is easy to set up and set a schedule. It might seem like a lot at first, but after you have it scheduled you think "that's it?" It comes with a metal bowl inside a plastic bowl. The metal bowl is lower capacity, for smaller animals, which makes noise when the food hits it, and the underlying plastic bowl is bigger. My cat was afraid of it the first time or two (it does make a grinding/whirring noise when dispensing), but then started getting excited when he heard the food being dispensed (except for the fact that it wasn't me dispensing it). It even lets you record your own announcement that the food is being dispensed. It has button controls, which I haven't tried extensively, but I think you really want the app for setting schedules and such. The app does give them the opportunity to "inform" you of their other offerings, but they're not persistent about it; it triggers at certain points in the app, but only once (from what I've seen after about a month of use). It doesn't show other ads (and if they add external ads, I will stop using it and severely drop the rating of this review). It will bug you to replace the dessicant packet once it's time, though. For those that need it, it can be set to dispense up to 4 cups at a time. I don't think the bowl it comes with could hold that much. For under a cup, it sets by 1/12 of a cup, which lets you set it right for "grazers" if you want/need; I haven't tried it, but I understand you can set it to dispense up to 10 times per day. Downsides: When closing the lid, it requires a specific position for the lock tabs to drop, and then you turn again to lock. This can lead to a lot of spinning the lid to close it The announcement speaker is very low quality. The first time I heard my custom announcement, it just sounded like a scratchy blob. Turning the volume up helps a bit, but max volume is still pretty quiet. In a time when you can get a cheap Bluetooth speaker that's better than the boom boxes of yore, it's hard to imagine that they couldn't find a half-way decent speaker that doesn't cut profits to a noticeable degree. The stock announcements are very matter-of-fact, and not how anyone would call a cat or dog for food. There's a man and a woman, and it sounds like they didn't know why they were saying the line; it's more like they're telling you to feed them, rather than calling the animal. This is something that they could fix with an update, and I hope they do. I think it would be a plus if there were multiple to choose from, each calling/telling the animal in different ways. I think it would make it more fun for a lot of people. They just need to be recorded by pet owners. Getting it to use the custom announcement took a few tries. It'll upload to the machine and show a checkmark, and you'll think it's done, but you need to tap that checkmark until a green icon covers it. It has to send the recording, and then the setting, to the feeder via Bluetooth, so it's possible that it might not happen right the first time. -- If I could give it an honest number of stars, it would probably be 4.7 or 4.8. I think it's a great machine and would definitely buy again.

Amazing - my cats aren’t fat any more. I wish I’d got the one with the camera, in fact I might just buy it anyway.

Edit: Increase rating base on Petlibro wonderful consumer service. Brought up the issue to the original company and after reviewing the video to prove it was the base that was the issue, Petlibro sent me a replacement base. I just got it and it is working so far. Crossing fingers it last more than 2 years. Original: After 6 month of use (and it wasn’t set to go off everyday either), the motor is dead. I keep getting an error message on the app saying the motor is stuck and to clean out the feeder but that’s not the issue. I’ve tried cleaning the machine out and it’s not a food blockage. The motor just won’t turn anymore. I've tried gently turning the motor manually and it won’t budge. There’s no way to open the machine to look under the motor to see if there’s an issue too. Very disappointing. The feeder isn’t cheap either

I had initially thought that this was 6 packs of 4 each. But it's just 6 items in the pack for almost £20. I doubt that this costs more than 20p to manufacture. And they want you to replace them every 2 weeks!

Je l'utilise dans un appartement de 70m2 environ pour un seul chat, qui l'entend avant moi et se précipite en courant pour regarder les croquettes tomber dans la gamelle. L'application pour programmer la gamelle est simple à utiliser (j'ai la fibre), la gamelle se nettoie facilement et ça me fait un souci en moins à gérer lorsque je suis toute la journée au travail. Le seul petit inconvénient c'est que j'aimerais pouvoir réduire la portion car même au minimum cela fait beaucoup. Mon chat se régule et n'a pas pris de poids, je le trouve même moins glouton qu'avant, comme s'il savait que de toute façon sa gamelle se déclenche trois fois par jours.

Great product

El alimentador llegó en muy buenas condiciones y en tiempo. El producto es bueno. Es fácil de lavar, fácil de instalar y fácil de programar. Ya funcionando, trabaja sin problema alguno. Tiene opción de alimentación programada o manual a través de la app o desde el alimentador. Envía alertas programadas. En mi caso lo utilizo para mi gatita. Específicamente para control de alimentación y peso porque está esterilizada. Desde el punto de vista de mejora, al comprar nosotros croquetas pellet de 5mm, el peso del alimento que dispensa es de 15g por lo que (por indicaciones) solo podemos darle 65g al día. Esos 5g faltantes terminó dándoselos en algún momento del día, pero si me gustaría que para el aparato vendieran aparte un dosificador para comida y snacks, es decir que pudiera dispensar 5g y 10g y 15g para pellets de 5mm ya que con eso puedo darle alimento en el transcurso del día en pequeñas cantidades para controlar mejor su apetito. Fuera de eso, el aparato es un 10/10.