WOpet 7L Pet Feeder, Automatic Pet Feeder for Cats and Dogs, Auto Pet Feeder Food Dispenser Features Distribution Alarms, Portion Control & Voice Recorder and Timer Programmable

Bought two of these units for our two former feral cats who are still skittish when encountering unusual noises and unfamilar objects. May not have been necessary but I took my time to gradually introduce them to the feeders, bowls and associated noise.Set up both feeders with small scoop option (nice feature) and placed them on the floor, side by side. Cats, being cats, carefully checked them out. The first few times I lightly placed (lightly dropping) kibble in the bowls; when the cats were comfortable woth the noise and eating from the bowls, I then moved on to manually trigger the feeders so the cats would become accustomed to the noise of the pellets being released (gentle motor whine and kibble hitting the plastic dish) while I was in the room. They were concerned initially with the noise (quieter feline version of coins dropping from a slot machine but their payout was in edible bits.) Once they were comfortable with one mechanical feeding a day, they were settled down enough to eat from the attached bowls without constantly looking around. Now they are somewhat attuned to feeding times and often wait in the room for the units to disperse their kibble.Both cats are enthusiastic eaters but the larger one uses his size to take over what he feels is unclaimed food. It was necessary to synchronize the distribution time and portions so both cats would be fed. Next time I’ll save time by using the power strip method mentioned by another owner; however, I was able to sync them close enough that feeding times are not battles with one winner and one loser. The mechanical mechanisms have worked fine so far. Portions are fairly consistent since both units are set the same setting. Nice to have up to 4 feedings a day and control over the portion sizes per feeding. After checking portion quantity often, I now feel confident that both cats receive the desired quantity per day.Initially, I thought the voice recording would not be necessary since the descending pellets are noisy. I’ve set up the voice recording on one of the units only. It’s a short message which repeats 3 times. This feature has been a useful alert and use it daily.The units are powered by USB cords. We’ve experienced one power outage since the units were set up. Back up batteries were installed; the units were not affected in the least. Again - nice feature.Being able to see the quantity of kibble in the container is a plus. The clear top is secure from opening by pet paws but convenient and handy with fingers.Neither cat has knocked over a unit but have turned them slightly in search of one or two pieces of kibble that bounced out of the bowl. Easy to realign when needed however.Our cats are comfortable with these units. We are very happy with them. Two months in use, they fit our needs now and envision they will continue to do so, hopefully for some time.A few surprises:The directions to replace the large size food rotator with the small size was confusing. Once I figured out one does not need to take the whole unit apart to replace this piece, it all made sense. Replacement in our second unit was quick.Seemed odd to use a 24 hour clock to set feeding times. It works but odd.Would be nice to be able to control the number of times the voice recording is activated. Ours repeats 3 times, more than necessary.

Our previous automatic pet feeder relied upon a cloud-based device that stopped working when the vendor went out of business and turned off their servers. After reading reports of security breaches on web connected devices, we decided to choose this stand-alone automatic feeder.No phone app needed. No internet connection needed. Setting up the feed times and dose using the inbuilt timer was as easy as programming a video recorder. For those who weren’t around last century to remember how to do this, the supplied instructions are pretty clear.The machine seems to have a good strong motor that dispenses consistent sized doses without jamming. Due to the design of the tray however, sometimes a few pieces can spill out on the floor. The buttons are a little finnicky but given that once you’ve set it you can forget it, this doesn’t cause too much grief.

UPDATE 4/1:Wopet customer service responded to my message within 12 hours and within 24 hours let me know a replacement was on its way! I did not expect this at all but am so impressed by their quick action. A++ for customer service and satisfaction. Kitty will be happy to have her feeder back up and running.UPDATE 3/30/21:Well almost two years to the date of purchase, the feeder no longer works. Kitty was acting strange for days and we realized the feeder wasn't feeding properly. Tried to reset clock and feeding times - no luck, time just kept flashing but couldn't be set. Tried factory reset using their instructions - nothing. Unplugged and took batteries out and turned switch off hoping it would reset itself - nope. We have the basic version (not wifi, nothing fancy) and it just quit. Tried reaching out to manufacturer this morning but haven't heard back. Going to the store to buy a gravity feeder so my cat doesn't starve. It was great while it lasted.Original review:Works like a charm! This Wopet feeder replaced a "smartfeeder" made by another manufacturer that turned out to be a NOT SO smartfeeder! Without any warning or notifications, it stopped feeding my cat last week. How did I figure out that it wasn't working? Getting woken up at 3:00am by an angry and starving cat! Multiple attempts to get help went unanswered so I gave up on that company and decided it was time to try a new feeder.I decided it was more important to have an automatic feeder that actually feeds my cat reliably than have the "smart" feature so that narrowed down my search. This one was most recommended on various sites/reviews so I figured I'd give it a go. It happened to be on sale and offered free returns so I had nothing to lose.Received it the other day, programmed it with ease and it has been working like a charm! Kitty is happy to have food coming out and I'm happy it was so easy to set up. I did have one question when setting up the feeder so I emailed customer service. They responded quickly and were extremely helpful. The new feeder is sleek and takes up little space. There is an inner sleeve that holds the food and is easy to remove to clean which is nice. The dish is plastic but not strange odors or anything. It can be plugged in or run on batteries which work as a back up in case the power goes out - comforting to know in case it happens when we are away.All in all, a great experience. Fingers crossed, this one will keep on dispensing the food and my cat will let me sleep through the night again!

Waited a few months to post - It is working great, modern, good food capacity, easy to use and clean… so far so good.

I’ve had this for 3.5 years for my black lab and have not had any significant functionality issues, which is ultimately more important than any of the annoyances. I bought this initially because my dog would think I was going to feed her if I so much as moved in bed in the early a.m. hours and I wanted to disassociate myself from her feeding times. Worked FANTASTIC for that!Pros:1. To my knowledge, it has never skipped a meal, except one time recently after I cleaned and reassembled it then filled it. I think something may not have been set in place quite right and the weight of the full tank of food was too heavy. Luckily I was there to see it and poured most of the food out and it has been fine since (even with full tank)2. I like that you can have 4 different feeding times. I give my dogs little “snacks” (the smallest portion setting on this feeder) around lunchtime then before bed.Cons:1. Incredibly noisy when dispensing food- the gear movement itself as well as the kibble pouring onto the hard plastic tray.2. Doesn’t keep accurate time (its clock slowly ends up behind current time over the course of a couple of weeks, nothing too significant, just have to monitor and adjust the time), but has always worried me just a little bit that one day it won’t work because of that.3. The buttons are difficult to press and you have to go all the way around again if you accidentally go past the time you’re aiming for.4. I wish there were more settings, like different schedules for different days of the week, like a slightly later feeding time for the weekends since this dispenses so loudly and there is no sleeping through it.5. The portion sizes don’t align with US dog food feeding guidelines/measurements. I had to go through the process of dispensing food on different settings the put it on a food scale to figure out what the portion sizes were dispensing.6. The hard plastic tray has fallen off multiple times when carrying the container to her food bin for refills. If you carry the dispenser without this tray and there is any remaining food in the tank, it will fall out a little bit as you’re walking (fun for your dog but messy if she doesn’t find every piece).