Got this machine to replace a previous feeder with no app or digital interface. That machine had a button that, when pressed, would release the next scheduled feeding early. I am really surprised no such feature exists in this app for this more advanced feeder. You can only set feeding times and amounts OR manually have it dispense a feeding at the touch of the button. But if my cat is getting antsy/loud for her food early, I will have to dispense a manual feeding, turn off the next feeding so she’s not over fed, then remember to turn it back on after the time passes.It also does not notify when the feeder is getting low, only when it’s totally out. Even so, the notification doesn’t come through all the time, so that feature is mostly useless and I have to try to remember to track it myself. Overall ok, but honestly not a major upgrade from my last one with some lacking features.

I’m using the Granary Feeder. This app does not have an option to provide an automatic notification that the feeding happened. Instead I have to set a manual notification (basically like a calendar reminder but within this app) to come from the app at the time of feeding and then check the cameras on the feeder to make sure the food was dispensed or check the log of the feeder. Both actions still require me to check the app manually. Really want an app update that could just notify of a successful scheduled feeding automatically, with no need to open the app the check, especially when I’m not home to hear or see in person that the food was dispensed. Otherwise a really great upgrade from my last feeder. My cats aren’t able to get their paws inside the food shoot to grab the waiting food. I now have a camera to see them eating. And the overall design is much more pleasing to look at with a smaller food print too.Petlibro please make this update! :)

The app needs a redesign badly. The event monitoring replay tool is useless and hard to use. You have to scrub the timeline manually instead of just being able to replay and see specific events. It would be nice if it could auto record for 5 minutes or so after a meal is dispensed so I can check to see who ate the food. (I have multiple cats) There is also no way for the device to auto delete recordings of events after a certain period meaning you have to just format the memory card every few weeks. Also, there is no way to skip a meal. You have to manually turn off the schedule and remember to turn it back on when doing manual feeding. Not very user friendly. This is a great device but the app is severely lacking in user friendliness.

All of a sudden, about 2-3 weeks ago, both of my PLAF203 feeders dropped offline and I have not been able to get them to connect to the App ever since. I need these feeders to monitor my cats and their food while I’m traveling. But, as of now, they are more useful as expensive doorstops. After hours of attempts using different methods of getting the feeders to connect, I’ve come to the conclusion that the problem isn’t with the feeder or the app. The problem lies more with the backend servers which are not allowing the older legacy model feeders to connect to them. There was no warning from the Company that they will no longer support the older models. They seemed to have just simply turned them off. If you are looking for an automatic feeder, I recommend you skip this brand and look into other options.