Best automatic pet feeders

For an automatic pet feeder that does exactly what it says on the tin (and does it well), the Yuposl Automatic Pet Feeder is your best value option.

It comes in a 2L or 4L version, so you can choose a capacity that matches your pet—and their appetite! We're also big fans of the easy-to-clean stainless steel bowl.

This auto feeder supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks (pretty unheard of for pet feeders!) and through the companion app, you can add multiple feeders (if you have more than one pet) and control all of them at once. Although there's no two-way audio, you can still record up to five 10-second voice recordings to play at mealtime, so your pet can hear you even when you're not home.

If you've got a pet (or multiple pets) with biiiig appetites, you won't find a larger capacity pet feeder than SKYMEE's 12L Wi-Fi Pet Feeder.

With its huge 12L capacity, this is truly a set-and-forget solution that keeps food fresh for up to a month and allows you to schedule up to four feeding times per day.

We love that it essentially doubles as a pet camera, thanks to the in-built HD camera and the two-way audio that allows you to hear your pet and vice versa. Unfortunately, the camera doesn't show the bowl, so you can't see if your pet has actually eaten. For one that does, see our next pick.

It also supports dual-band Wi-Fi, like our top pick above, but given its large capacity, we would've liked to see a larger bowl for big breeds.

Part of the point in having a camera built into your pet feeder is being able to see not only your pet, but also the bowl. After all, you want to make sure they've actually eaten, right?

The ADVWIN Pet Feeder is unique in that its built-in camera can tilt vertically, allowing you to see the bowl during feeding times, in addition to the area it's in.

Of course, it's also got bells and whistles like two-way audio, custom mealtime voice recordings and a food level sensor for monitoring how much kibble is left.

It only works on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, but that should be fine for most people.

The WellToBe Automatic Feeder is one of the only automatic pet feeders on the market that works with wet food. How? It's all thanks to a timed, cooled bowl that comes in addition to the usual dry food bowl we expect from auto feeders. The cool bowl can keep wet food fresh for six to eight hours thanks to the three included reusable ice packs.

It lacks fancy features like a camera or two-way audio, but it's got all the basics, plus the ability to record custom mealtime messages.

We love how user friendly this auto feeder is, as well as the fact that both bowls are stainless steel for easy cleaning.

Do your pets need to eat at the same time or else risk letting their furry sibling swoop in on their dinner? The HoneyGuaridan* Dual Pet Feeder has you covered.

Its 7L capacity food bin can store enough to feed two pets for days at a time (depending on their size and appetite) and its two-channel dispenser enables both pets to be fed at exactly the same time.

We like the stainless steel bowls, customisable mealtime messages and the fact that no app is required, as you can program it directly from the feeder. On the downside, no remote access means you can't change mealtimes while you're out.

^{*No, we didn't misspell "guardian", that's actually the brand name. What can we say, Amazon brands are weird!}

For an auto feeder that doesn't require yet another app you only use for one thing, might we suggest the Tech4Pets 4L Smart Pet Feeder?

This feeder is from a 100% Australian-owned and operated company and can be operated in the same app as any other Laser products, including smart lights, security cameras, smart plugs, and more.

Of course, it also includes everything you'd expect from good automatic pet feeder: Scheduled mealtimes, custom recorded messages, remote control, easy-to-clean parts, and even food consumption monitoring.

If you've got multiple pets on multiple different diets, the SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder could be the solution to keeping the wrong mouths away from the wrong food.

From the same company that created SureFlap, the microchip pet door, this feeder will only open for the pet whose microchip is registered with the feeder (by way of an included RFID collar tag).

It is a bit expensive (especially if you require multiple) and it can only fit one meal at a time, but multi-pet owners swear by it.