Automatic Cat Feeders - 6L Cat Food Dispenser with Double Bowls, Programmable Timed Feeder for Up to 6 Meals per Day with 10S Voice Recorder, Supports Dual Power Supply

TL/DR: 4.5/5 Great unit for keeping your pet’s feeding time(s) on schedule when you are home or away. I would recommend it to a friend.Since I can’t give half stars, I am rounding this MolyPet automatic pet feeder up to 5/5 stars because if it fits your needs, I think it is a solid option. Please note that even though I am listing several cons, they are relatively minor issues and are being stated just so people are aware before making their decision to purchase. The pros far outweigh the cons and that is reflected in my overall ranking.Here are some of my initial pros and cons:First the cons:1/ Ease of Use - The buttons are a bit difficult to see/read as the contrast isn’t very high. The time in the middle is lit up via LED and it would have been nice for the 4 buttons on the sides to use the same background lighting as well. It is difficult enough to see which button in a well lit room, impossible to see at all in the dark. That said, once this feeder is set-up, you don’t really need to touch things again until the time changes.2/ Ease of Use - Power switch is on the bottom of the feeder unit. This makes it difficult to turn it off (like when you are traveling with your pet) for a period of time. The instructions say to keep the unit upright at all times and to lift lift with two hands by the base. Therefore, if you need either a third hand or be able to feel around the bottom to find the power switch while supporting the base at the same time. It is easy enough to do if you have the feeder easily accessible, but I would have preferred this switch to be on the back of the unit instead of underneath.3/ Batteries - The instructions say specifically not to use rechargeable batteries. That is unfortunate as I hate to use and toss away batteries.4/ Batteries - Although it seems like you can use the feeder using just batteries, the instructions recommend using batteries only as a backup (if/when the power goes out). I am not sure how long the batteries will last if only using them as your power source, but not everyone has a place to plug in the feeder where they feed their pet(s) and this could be the only option.5/ Color - White seems to be the only color option available. I would like to see more color options - at least a black option. I am not sure how clean and bright this product will be after some time. I would guess, based off of other white products i have owned in the past, that at some point it will yellow and start looking a bit dingy.6/ Color - Cable is black while to unit is white. Not that big a deal, but sometimes it is nice that they match.Now the Pros:1/ Ease of Use - The lid is super secure! I have tried other types of feeders, and this is one of the most secure ones i have tried. Animals will not be able to get into the food bin once secured and you will easily know if it is locked or not. I can’t say the same for other brands.2/ Ease of Use - It is easy to see how full the food storage area is. When using other brands, I have run out of food without realizing it. At some point my pets are crying because they are hungry and I haven’t figure it out yet. With this bin, it is super easy to see when the food levels are low so that they never run out.3/ Small Detail - Love that the cable is using a standard cable connection (USB-C). It’s a small thing but it means that if the cable breaks or stops working I am confident i can find a suitable replacement easily. It also means I can swap out the cable for a longer or shorter plug if I wanted.4/ Configuration Options - really more than I need. Probably more than you need as well. Pretty standard across similar brands with somewhat identical interfaces and settings. If you have used a similar automatic pet feeder before you will probably recognize it. If you have never used one before it is pretty easy to use once you read the manual and understand what the letters stand for (e.g. SF = Slow Feed = time between individual feedings IF you set the feeding portions to be more than one. This help slow down a fast eating pet, by delaying before deploying the next portion. The number of feeding parts per feeding is set using the F = Feed Portion = Number of portions to output each feeding with each portion being 1/10 of a cup)5/ Capacity - Food bin holds 4L6/ Ease of Use - Communicates errors though you will need the manual to figure out what they mean (E-1 = the food outlet is blocked, E-2 = abnormal feeding, check for foreign or large objects)7/ Configuration Options - You can add an audio cue to let you pets know it is feeding time though the feeder noise is loud enough that my pets are well aware when the feeder is active and often come running if they are not staring out it waiting already.8/ Cleaning - Bowl can be removed easily to wash. Food storage bin can also come apart to clean.9/ Storage - Everything (bowl, bowl holder, plug, and manual) fits nicely in food bin when packing or storing unit when not in use.10/ Freshness - Lid includes filter to keep things fresh

Pros: The box that came in was very sturdy.Assembling the feeder out of the box was very easy to do.After the feeder was connected to the app, it was easy for me to set up a meal schedule for my cats.Food has not gotten stuck since having itIt is very easy to adjust the feeding schedule to the needs of my cats.The app will alert me if there are low food, or portions that have gotten stuck.This feeder has back up battery power. We had a storm once then knocked out the power for a couple of hours, but my cats were still able to eat on time. Thanks to the batteries.Cons: connecting to the app was a pain. It took about half an hour for me to get it to connect to the app. The app would get about halfway through the connection process and that would give me an error code.After I got the feeder finally connected to the app, I then saw that it needed a firmware update. The update took a while to happen, but once it updated, I have had no issues since.It was difficult to figure out what one portion size meant because it was not listed in the manual. After some internet browsing, I figured out that 1 portion=10grams. I was able to Google the math conversions from what I normally feed my cats in cups to grams and was able to set up a feeding portion size based on that information.Overall: I would overall recommend this product. Once you get past the initial connecting to the app, this product is super easy to use. I am someone that is constantly running around errands on my days off and I am usually gone from early in the morning till late at night so this is perfect to have.

The media could not be loaded. This programmable feeder is very impressive! You can program up to 6 feeding times. You can tell it to release from 1-50 portions per scheduled time, and each “portion” is 1/10 of a cup of food (which is split between the two bowls). In addition, it releases feedings slowly, and you determine how slowly by having it released over a period of 2 to 20 minutes. This is a great feature because when our cats get really hungry, they scarf their food down so fast that it promptly comes back up again. We bought this feeder hoping that the timed release will force them to eat smaller meals slowly and more frequently, and thus not throw up. We also wanted to control their amount of food because they were getting fat on unlimited kibble. We just got it today, and so far the fatter cat runs when she hears the food fall and gobbles it all up, and the less fat cat has not learned that she will eat his food if he’s not eating it. So for the first two meals she has gotten 5/6 of the food and he has gotten 1/6 of it. I am hoping that he will soon learn to eat when it’s served, or he may get skinnier and she will get fatter. I plan to update this review after they’ve had a chance to get used to the new feeding schedule, and after I’ve had some time to figure out the best feeding schedule to avoid all of these problems. UPDATE: Several days have passed after calculating the proper amount of food to feed them and reducing the amount being dispensed, which was way too much. Now they both get hungry at the same time and run to gobble it up at the same time so they are both eating and finishing the same amount. I think this product will help keep our overweight cat’s weight under control. UPDATE2: It has been several months now and the fatter cat is now a nice healthy weight just like the other cat. We love this feeder!