# PetSafe Smart Feed Automatic Feeder (2nd Generation)

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/petsafe-smart-feed-automatic-feeder-2nd-generation
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/automatic-pet-feeders
- Placement: #12 of 17 in Automatic Pet Feeders, C tier
- Brand: PetSafe
- LP on this board: 378
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T02:18:47.334Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

Smart app, intuitive interface.

## For

- 5-meal feeder
- larger hopper
- smart app
- intuitive interface
- Upgraded motor

## Against

- Wi-Fi dependency is a genuine ownership cost

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 10 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 4 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Petful | petful.com | B | https://www.petful.com/pet-products/best-automatic-dog-feeders/ | fetched and confirmed |
| DFYPet.com | dfypet.com | B | https://dfypet.com/we-tested-the-5-best-automatic-cat-feeders-for-2025/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TTPM Pet Toys & Gear Reviews | TTPM Pet Toys & Gear Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQiKgqtm9is | fetched and confirmed |
| Technomadia | Technomadia | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btZuNluyQqI | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | PawSync Smart Pet Feeder | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/pawsync-smart-pet-feeder |
| 8 | Petlibro One RFID Smart Feeder | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/petlibro-one-rfid-smart-feeder |
| 9 | Petlibro Polar Wet Food Feeder | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/petlibro-polar-wet-food-feeder |
| 10 | PetSafe Eatwell 5-Meal Automatic Pet Feeder | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/petsafe-eatwell-5-meal-automatic-pet-feeder |
| 11 | Voluas Automatic Cat Feeder | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/voluas-automatic-cat-feeder |
| 13 | oneisall 5L Automatic Cat Feeder for Two Cats | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/oneisall-5l-automatic-cat-feeder-for-two-cats |
| 14 | WOpet 7L Automatic Pet Feeder | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/wopet-7l-automatic-pet-feeder |
| 15 | PetKit Yumshare Solo Camera Feeder | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/petkit-yumshare-solo-camera-feeder |
| 16 | Arf Pets Automatic Pet Feeder | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/arf-pets-automatic-pet-feeder |
| 17 | Amazon Basics Automatic Pet Feeder | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-basics-automatic-pet-feeder |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/automatic-pet-feeders.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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