iPettie Donut Frost WiFi 6 Meal Automatic Cat Dispenser with App Control, Dry & Wet Food Automatic Cat Feeder, Smart Dog Feeder with Two Ice Packs, Programmable Timer, Holds 6 x ½ lb. of Food

I am currently fostering a cat, and I wanted to go away for the weekend. I am a cat person, and I've had cats before, and I know they can be left a few days by themselves with dry food - however, this cat is on medication that needs to be mixed into wet food, so I knew I needed to come up with a solution. I had heard of automatic feeders with ice packs before, and this one seemed to fit the bill quite nicely. First, I want to say this - when using this device, use common sense. You can't leave wet food in this thing for a week. Obviously it will not keep even with the ice packs, and there is even a warning in the instructions telling you not to do so. However, you can use this to portion out wet food for two-ish days, or dry food every day. Someone suggested freezing food into pucks to help the food last longer, and I do feel that helps a lot. I also purchased a separate set of ice packs so I can freeze one set while the other is being used. Still, I only portion out wet food for MAYBE 18 - 24 hours - I don't trust the food to be well enough to eat past that time. So again, use common sense. The next thing is the instructions do not use the best grammar, and so it makes it a bit confusing, specifically how to set up a feeder schedule for more that a day. Here is what I have learned - if you want the cycle to feed your pet TWICE A DAY (once at 9am and once at 9pm, for example), set the feeding times for two meal periods - one to 9am and 9pm - then don't set any more meal times, aka, leave the other four remaining times empty! (which, by the way, happens when you set those times to 12am) Then feeder will continually rotate at those two specific times - 9am and 9pm, or whatever two times you have set. The 6 meal times are for 6 specific meals out of a 24 hour period (such as if you want to feed your pet at 4am, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm, and 12am again). If you just need TWO meal periods (or three, ect), then just set two times and leave the other 4 blank. It took me a while to figure that out because the directions kinda/sorta say that, but again, the English isn't the best so actually using the machine is what helped me figure it out. I found that when setting Meal 1 to 9:30am, Meal 2 to 9:30pm, and Meal 3 to 10AM, and meal 4 to 10PM, the machine would override the separate meal periods at rotate at 9:30am and 10am on the same day. I hope this makes sense! This was the biggest stumbling block when getting this machine, but again, playing around with it helped me figure out the correct way to use it. As for the physical set up - I am not sure how people can't get this thing aligned, it's really rather straightforward, but perhaps I am missing something. I have taken it apart to clean it and put it back together a few times at this point and have had no issues with realigning it. Another tip - every time you turn on the machine, you have to reset the current time, but your meal periods will be saved. This may be annoying to some but I don't mind having to set the current time every time, it's very easy to do so. And the battery life is great, too! This thing has come on handy many times since I purchased it. If I want to go out for a late night and want to ensure the cat is eating at her specific time, I can turn it on and put the food in one slot, and just use it for one night. It gives me peace of mind knowing she is getting fed! And for those complaining about 'whisker fatigue...' If you are using this for one to two nights, your cat will be fine, I promise. My foster cat has eaten meals out of this thing with no problem. If you were using this around the clock, I can understand why the cat would get whisker fatigue - but again, every cat is different. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase!

UPDATE NOV 2025: So, I figured I would give an update on this feeder after having for just over a year. I still really love having it. When I first got my cat, she had just had kittens a few months prior, she'd also been pregnant prior to that (so twice before she hit what we believe is her 1st birthday!). So, she was ravenous from having been pregnant, and once that passed... She was ravenous because she experienced a giant growth spurt! So if you see my original video, that's why her feeding chart was so crazy - cuz she was eating constantly and I was working to wean her down so that she wouldn't get super overweight, but that she wasn't also super hungry. So the feeder was extremely helpful during that time, when I was having to feed her very often so that I could limit the amount of food she was getting. We still use this feeder, although it's just twice a day now - she gets one feed overnight and then one feed late morning it. It's still working quite well, nothing is broken on it (I know I've seen some people on here complaining about it breaking, we've not had that problem at all, it's been extremely durable.) It's very easy to clean, which is a huge relief - I'm not having to scrub all the wet food out of the tray, it's really easy to get that cleaned (totally smooth and no corners). My cat was very quick to pick up on the tone that it makes once the food is in place. I was concerned it would wake me up, as I have essentially a studio type setup so feeder is near where I sleep, but it is not woken me up once. The one complaint I have is related to the charging. It doesn't have batteries, you have to just charge it up. My first issue was for some reason for me it doesn't matter when I charged it last, it always seemed to suddenly start flashing red on me in like early to late evening, which meant by the time we hit midnight it would be not working. So, then I'd have to plug it in somewhere where she could still access it, so that it could charge but she could also still eat overnight. Luckily I was able to figure out a spot for that, it's not the easiest location for her, but it works well enough. So that's the sort of a minor complaint and a weird thing that no matter what, it always seems to die out at that time of day. The big complaint I have is that it used to last 30 days on one charge. And I know because I'm OCD and I would put it in my calendar when I charged it so that I could keep track of when I would be getting close to it needing a charge so I could watch for the red light and I could get it started right away. Unfortunately after about 4-5 months it dropped down to 3 weeks on one charge. About 2 months after that it dropped down to where we are still today, which is anywhere from 14 to 17 days. And just to clarify... I hadn't been charging it until I would get the red notification on the feeder. I also check in on it often when it is going through the charging process so that I can unplug it as soon as it's done so that I'm not overcharging in that way either. (Now, that might not matter because I think you can just leave it plugged in all the time if you prefer... but I'm not 100% sure on that, I'd have to pull out the manual again.) At this point, I just have a reminder on my calendar to charge it every 16 to 17 days. But at least if I do it on my own terms, then I can get it plugged in in early afternoon, so that way, by the time we're going to bed, it's all charged up. So, that's my one big complaint about it. I'm not sure what happened and why the charge suddenly doesn't last as long (literally only lasting half as long). But that's the ONLY issue I have with it. It works like it's supposed to in all other ways. It does a great job at keeping my cats food cold. I do add an extra step of freezing the food since I tend to set up her feeder anywhere between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. and her first feed time is 3:30 a.m. and then the second one is 11:40 a.m.. Now, if forget to freeze it or I'm not able to freeze her food one day , and I have to just put her wet food in from the can, it's still completely fine. I just freeze it because I think my cat honestly prefers that, I think she likes it a little bit cold. BUT, again, the ice packs are completely good at keeping the food truly cold for I would say 8-12 hours (part of that depends on the temperature of the room where you have the feeder - for example if it's really hot in the summer, the ice pack clearly is going to heat up faster, versus if you're room is an average temperature, like 68° F for example, then your ice pack is going to stay cooler for longer... Obviously, lol) One of the other nice things that because of the design, the food in each tray is pretty well covered, so it's not being exposed to a lot of air. I'm sure that most people here who have put down wet food for their cat or dog only for their pet to not eat it, knows that when wet food has been sitting out for a while, that starts to get dried up and really icky , like a dried coating over the top of it. Well , you do not have that problem with this feeder. I honestly was concerned about having the food open and out for such a long periods of time, I knew the cold would help keep it fresh, but I was concerned about it getting that coating...It does not get it. So, that's really nice, i really like that and so does my cat. I would still recommend this feeder to anyone who needs a feeder for wet or dry food, you can just use this for dry food and just don't put the ice packs in. But it is really very good for wet food, especially if you need it for long hours. And again my only complaint after a year is that the charge isn't lasting as long. But having to charge it every 2 weeks isn't the end of the world. ORIGINAL REVIEW, AUGUST 2024: I was searching for a feeder that could handle wet & dry food for overnight feeds. I adopted my kitty a couple months ago and we're still trying to figure out a schedule that works for both of us, especially overnight! I went with this feeder bc I liked that it had 5 scheduled feed times (6 tray spots, one is for immediate feed), has ice packs, and had safety feature to stop the tray from turning if the pet gets in the way! I has some concerns so I reached out to customer service before I ordered it and they were awesome - replied quickly, followed up to make sure they'd answered everything. Just great! So, I decided to go for it. And I'm thrilled I did. The feeder is very quiet when tray rotates, I don't even hear it if my fan is on. It beeps when ready for pet to go eat, but very light, so it's not waking me up, but still alerts my kitty! Day one I put some treats and kibble in it and just set the times to go every 10-20mins so she'd learn "beep = food", she caught on fast. Setting up the schedule is super easy. The trick is to remember, it's not a day by day schedule, so your not setting times for mon/tues/wed, etc... Your setting times for it to go off in a 24hr period. So, if feed pet 2x a day, you only set 2 times. For me, I just enter then chronologically so I don't forget one... So I put her trays together at 730pm most nights. I'll set 1) 12:30am 2) 4:30 3)6:30am 4) 8:30pm. So, even though I put 12:30am in first, it doesn't mean it'll wait til next time it hits 12:30am... No, it goes by the time in the feeder... So when it hits 8:30pm, it'll feed her at 830pm, bc that's a set feed time. Then, the next feed time it'll do is 12:30am, and so on... Make sense? Does to me lol. If you do different foods at different feed times, then you need to keep that in mind. If you don't need all 5time slots, then you just put 12:00am in the slots you don't need. So, again, for me I just do it as 12:30am, 4:30am, 6:30am, 830pm, 12:00am. I'm trying to attach 2 vids to this review, unfortunately only part 1 can load darn! So I'll just explain... When tray is in place, think of it like a clock... The 6pm position is immediately feed. The tray rotates clockwise, so, whatever you want your pet to get fed next, need to go to the right of that immediate feed. And the keep placing it around like that. But again, I think this feeder is great. Also, it's extremely easy to clean the tray out! Added perk! It's a rechargeable battery, so can charge and out anywhere, but you can also just leave it plugged in. Nice options! I definitely recommend this machine!! So glad I got it!

I'm so glad I bought this feeder. My cat has no teeth and can only eat wet food, but will make herself sick if she eats too much at once. My other cat is on an automatic kibble feeder eating 6 small meals a day, so I set up this donut feeder at the same 6 (5) times and they eat at the same time. It is easy to program and reliable over 99% of the time. Once every few months or so, I'll find it missed rotating at one of the meal times - but since there are 6 slots it's not too big a deal. It runs a teeny tiny bit fast - when resetting the clock at daylight saving's time twice a year, I may find it reading 3:00 when it's 2:59. I'm using the same ice packs and same dishes as when I bought this 3 years ago. I got one of their compatible stainless steel dishes, which is dishwasher safe, and got an extra set of ice packs so one set freezes while I use the other. When it gets cold, I may forgo one of the ice packs (under the dishes that will rotate in sooner), and when it gets hot, I may also freeze the last one or two of her meals. (In summer, I spoon wet food into silicone cupcake wrappers and keep them in a little sterilite in the freezer. When it's time to use them, you can pop the frozen "puck" right out of the silicone.) The first couple days my cat could smell the food still in the feeder and tried to "dig" it out (to no avail) but she hasn't done that since. It makes a whoozsh when it rotates and then makes one loud beep that she's learned means food. I'm overall super pleased. Plus it's easy to clean

The cable with the curved charging port was destroyed immediately the first couple days. :( We had one for two years though and it just died after charging it this last time, Without the supplied charging cable, you have to flip it all the way over to charge it and it must remain off. Cannot buy a replacement motor/battery. Now I have just a six dish feeder.

Works well. The interface is easy to use/setup as long as you understand it requires 2.4 Ghz Wi-Fi. The GUI is simple and there is lots of potential to add more programing features in the future. I do not see any reason to get the metal bowl. The plastic bowl is very durable and cleans easily. So far, my cat has not been able to open the cover as he did on my last feeder. The ice packs last about 10 hours when in a 70-degree room. Because I was concerned how the cat would react, I paired it with a ring camera. Playing back the videos I found after a few days my cat learned the chime the bowl makes when it rotates, means food. It runs on a USB 2 cable with an included power brick but has a rechargeable backup battery. You should plan to place it near an outlet. The power cord is about 3 ft long. If you lose power the Wi-Fi will shut off to conserve battery and the unit will do whatever it was last programed to do. Without power, the unit will not receive instructions even if your house Wi-Fi is still working.

Update: Just after leaving my review, I noticed the plastic food tray began to warp in the dishwasher. After re-checking the item description, I noted that it states "Note: Do NOT put the casing and the food tray into the dishwasher". So while the description is accurate, I am removing a star from my previous rating since the unit is not as easy to clean as I initially believed. Cleaning the tray in the dishwasher requires additionally purchasing the stainless steel tray; money that could be used to just purchase a higher-end feeder, featuring dishwasher safe parts. TL:DR; Pros: Can be powered with included USB cable or with the internal rechargeable Li-ion battery, no internet/app required, most parts can go in the dishwasher, has six available meal compartments, can keep food cooler with included ice packs, can withstand physical attacks from hungry gatos. Cons: Lacks a sixth programmable meal, lacks a sliding cover for the open feeding well. Background on previous auto-feeders I've used: I bought this feeder to replace the Rabelitto 4 meal per day feeder (ASIN: B0DKP9V3NH). I previously purchased the Rabelitto to assist in spreading out wet meals for my overweight kitty but found it to have too few meal times. If you want a versatile, heavy-duty dry food feeder, I recommend the Super Feeder CSF-3 from superfeederstore.com. Mine is still running after 16 years. Review and Comparisons: The iPettie Donut model has a rechargeable battery and runs well for several (2-3) weeks before needing recharging with the included USB-C cable. Recharging takes 6-8 hours but the unit can remained plugged in, or the middle part with the motor and battery can be removed for charging elsewhere. The Rabelitto required 4 AA alkaline batteries (not included) so the iPettie was an improvement. The unit is also programmable for a full 24 hours and not just a timer like some other units (Amazon Basics, etc.) where meal times drift over time. This unit works with no Wi-Fi, internet connection, or installed insecure/invasive apps (with ever changing ToS) required. The unit also contains two large ice packs that can be removed and frozen to keep food colder. I do not use the cooling function so cannot comment on the effectiveness of the ice packs to keep food cold, especially over multiple days. I do however use the ice packs within the unit to weigh it down against attacks from a hangry 21 pound kitty. I have two main issues related to the iPettie Donut. (1.) the feeding tray contains six (6) wells for meals but only five (5) programmable meal times. At first this was fine but has become more of an annoyance over time. I wish iPettie would have included six (6) programmable times, or offered a firmware update to correct this issue. This issue is exacerbated by the second issue (2.) The unit does not have full tray coverage like the Rabelitto or others. This means, once the unit is placed on the floor, my cat has immediate access to food in the open compartment. It would be nice to have the option like the Rabelitto to cover the open well and then allow it to slide over as the first programmed meal initiates. It looks like iPettie offered this option on older models but that their sliding cover did not function well. I bought an additional stainless steel feeding tray to compliment the included plastic ABS tray. Both have held up well over several months to being cleaned in the dishwasher (bottom rack). I was worried that the iPettie having six wells would mean the wells would be smaller than the Rabelitto's four wells. But the footprint of the iPettie Donut is slightly larger, allowing for similar well sizes, and does not seem to bother my cat shoving his face into each compartment. So whisker fatigue has not been an issue for my kitty.

Works as stated just wish there was a lid on the open hole to be able to shut when they are done feeding and that the bowls were bigger. Have not had issues as of yet with the disconnection from the internet. Update. Since having the product I have used 3 times went to use just recently only for it not to turn on. I have reached out to the company but have not received a reply.

... At least, that's what my cat seems to think! When it's nearly time for the next bowl, he lies there staring at his Donut Frost with the glittering eyes of absolute faith (even though he's mostly blind). Personally, I think it looks like a cute little Roomba that serves catfood. Either way, it's a lifesaver. Easy to set up, program, and disassemble for cleaning. If your pets like food as much as Merkah (my 15yo orangeboi) does, they'll figure it out pronto. The latch in the back is simple but secure, and the control unit has a lock feature that pets are unlikely to defeat. Larger dogs might be able to bash their way through the upper shell, so if you've got larger dogs around, you'll probably want to set this feeder up where they can't reach it. The whole thing charges via USB-C cable. One with a 90-degree connector is included (though you could use a regular one in a pinch, just maybe not with food in the tray). The package does not include a "wall wart," but most of us have about a million of those lying around anyway. Update: the battery in this thing is HUGE, and I have yet to see it run out. The longest I've let it run without charging is 7 days, but that's a really long time anyway. When the feeding cycle begins, the feeder emits a little beep. I'm not sure how, but Merkah knew without prior instruction that the beep meant FOOD (maybe he learned it from the microwave??? 🤔). A few days in, he practically tapdances for joy when he hears it. On a more sober note: Merkah has developed a serious illness that causes insulin overproduction (which, in turn, can lead to severe hypoglycemia, as we discovered the scary way). This means he needs to be fed every 3 hours around the clock to keep his blood sugar relatively steady. I would go on getting up every 3 hours all night if I had to in order to keep him safe, but not having to is really helpful. Knowing that FoodBot (as we've taken to calling it) is on the job lets me sleep easier (read: lets me sleep, period, bc I find it directly to fall asleep again once I wake up) and it keeps potentially life-threatening medical emergencies at bay. I was worried that the openings might be sized in a way that leads to whisker fatigue, but so far they seem to be fine. Because I'm feeding wet food, I take the tray out every day and wash it, so I'm not terribly concerned about the potential for feline acne related to plastic bowls. Being mostly blind also doesn't appear to make it harder for Merkah to use this feeder (if anything, it's easier, because it's big and hard to miss). The smoothly-curved sides also help Merkah lap up every molecule of his precious wet food, which I'm sure he appreciates, and limits spills (Merkah is a sloppy eater), which I definitely appreciate. The included ice packs keep wet food chilled overnight — by morning they're mostly thawed, but still fairly cold (I do have AC in the bedroom where the feeder is stationed overnight). I help them out by freezing pre-measured "pucks" of wet food for the last 3 servings in the cycle. (Merkah is also apparently happy to eat the still-frozen pucks, as I discovered when I loaded the tray backwards). Whether you have a pet with medical issues that require frequent small feedings, one that pesters you for food all the time, or one that could use some help with portion control, the Donut Frost is a solid choice. There are cheaper feeders on the market, but the balance of features (especially the ice packs and USB recharge) makes this one a winner if you can afford it. TL;DR: a really good multi-serving feeder with custom-fit ice packs. Battery lasts a long time between charges. Catto approved; highly recommended.

El producto esta bien construido y se ve su calidad, sin embargo lo regresé sin utilizar, porque pensé que sería de utilidad para dispensar comida húmeda a mis gatos mientras salía de viaje ; pero al ver que los ice packs solo Duran 6 horas, decidi regresarlo. Solo funciona cuando se tiene un solo gato o perro ya qué el espacio de alimentación es pequeño.

I bought this so my cat could eat more meals per day and most importantly stop begging us for food all the time, and this feeder did the trick! It's pretty easy to set up, and easy to wash. I just make sure to fill it and change the ice packs twice a day (another set of ice packs is pretty much necessary for wet food, otherwise they won't have time to freeze again). My cat got used to it pretty quickly and now leaps to it when she hears it turning. We can also leave the home for the day and know that the cat will be fed exactly on time. The only thing to keep in mind is that you can only set 5 meal times on the clock, so if you want to do six meal times, you have to manually change them (which is what I'm doing), but it's still really easy to do.

Semplicemente perfetto. Facile e intuitivo da programmare anche a distanza grazie all’app sul telefono, permette di impostare i pasti nel momento che preferite e, se è collegato alla presa di corrente e alla rete Wi-Fi potete anche aprire la casellina istantaneamente attivandola a distanza. Quando eroga il cibo emette un suono e il gatto dopo poco lo associa alla pappa e si precipita a mangiare. Ha anche due set di ghiaccini che permettono di tenere fresco il cibo umido.

Writing this review 1 year after purchasing. The unit has stopped working and comes up with an error code so you may only get a year out of the device. Please note, if you live in Australia you can request a refund under consumer law through Amazon directly. I contacted the company directly and while the customer service was great and quick to reply, they do not honour any refunds or returns to the products sold in Australia. Previous to the repetitive error code it now displays, it was working well and solved our problem of our cat meowing at us at 4am for food! Also solves the problem of being out longer during the day than normal and keeping to regular feeding times. I would recommend a device like this to other cat owners. It makes a small beep sound and the food tray turns pretty quietly. Once you understand the way to set it up, it's easy. The ice blocks help the food stay fresh. A good purchase if you're aware of the potential life expectancy of the device.

Saved me a lot of sleepless nights! Works great no issues