(checked 2026-10-10)
An Amazon Best Seller with 12,500+ ratings and only 9% at 1-2 stars; owners like the easy programming and battery backup, and The Spruce Pets lists it as 'also great'. But in Wirecutter's tests it served small-kibble portions 41% too big on average, allows only four meals a day, and felt chintzy.
Subscription: None. No app; programmed on the feeder
Top complaints
- Portions far off with small kibble
Wirecutter found Voluas portions averaged 41% too big with small kibble, though it did better with large kibble. Amazon's summary calls portion size mixed, with some finding portions very small.
- Some units break early
Durability is mixed on Amazon: some say it's still going strong, while others say it broke after 2.5 months. Wirecutter says it felt noticeably chintzier than other models.
- Only four meals; hard-to-read screen
Wirecutter notes a maximum of four meals a day and a control-panel screen that's hard to see unless you look at it head-on.
Source: Wirecutter
What owners love
- Easy to set up and program
Amazon owners find it easy to use, set up and program multiple feedings, and call it excellent value.
- Keeps feeding in a power outage
Amazon owners say the backup battery works during power outages; the listing describes dual power supply and power-off memory.
- Highly rated by owners
Amazon Best Seller with 12,520 ratings and 86% at 4-5 stars. The Spruce Pets lists it under 'Also great'.
Source: Amazon.com product page, The Spruce Pets
- Your pet is on a strict diet
- You need more than four meals a day
- You want remote feeding or alerts
- A low-cost first feeder
- Owners who don't want an app
- Simple twice-a-day kibble schedules
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What experts say
- Wirecutter (NYT): Under The Competition: four-meal limit, a hard-to-read screen, chintzy feel, and small-kibble portions 41% too big.
- The Spruce Pets: Listed under 'Also great' (about $57) without a written review.