PETKIT Automatic Cat Dog Feeder with Camera, AI-Powered Motion Capturing, 1080P HD Video with Night Vision, 2.4G WiFi Pet Feeder with 2-Way Audio, Dual Hopper Pet Food Dispenser with Desiccant

Why it's worth it

The YUMSHARE Dual-Hopper feeds two pets on separate schedules from one unit, with a 1080p camera and two-way audio built in. If you've been juggling two feeders and a separate pet cam, this collapses all of it into one machine.

Two hoppers, two bowls, two independent schedules. That's the whole pitch, and it's a good one. If one cat eats prescription food and the other doesn't, or one is on a diet and the other isn't, you set both plans in the same app and stop buying duplicate hardware. Owners in multi-pet homes consistently describe this as the thing that finally made feeding manageable.

The camera earns its place here more than on most feeders. A 1080p sensor with a 140° view and night vision points at the bowls, which is exactly where you want to look. You can see which animal is eating, whether one is bullying the other away, and whether that untouched portion was skipped or stolen. AI motion capture pulls out highlight clips through the day, so you're not scrubbing hours of footage.

From our review of 8 automatic pet feeders, by James Bennett

What we like

• +Two hoppers, two bowls, two independent schedules
• +The camera earns its place here more than on most feeders
• +Two-way audio and a meal call do real work with skittish pets
• +A desiccant compartment keeps kibble dry, which matters more in a humid kitchen than most people expect

What to know

• –The app puts ads on its home screen, and owners find that grating on a device they bought specifically to monitor their pets
• –It's 2.4 GHz WiFi only, which can complicate setup on modern mesh routers
• –Two hoppers only work if your pets will actually use their assigned bowls