PETLIBRO LITE 4+

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 loved the convenience of this thing before the latest update. Every time I try to update it takes forever and then ends up saying it stopped the update due to connection issues. I have my feedings set on a schedule everyday and did not realize my device was not working because it needed updated. I was away from my house and my cats went hungry for a day because of this. Very frustrating, please address this update issue. Based on comments I’ve seen, I’m not the only one having this issue. I need this thing to work

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.