Is an automatic cat feeder with app control reliable for two cats?

Yes, an app‑controlled feeder can be reliable for two cats if you pick one that splits meals evenly and feeds both at the same moment. That timing helps stop the usual bowl raiding, and a decent motor path plus a covered hopper keeps medium kibble moving without much fuss.

HoneyGuaridan two-cat WiFi feeder is a solid fit. It runs on dual power so you have battery backup during outages, and the 5G WiFi app lets you set precise schedules and portions. The splitter drops the same amount into both bowls at once, which really cuts down on stealing. The app shows a feeding history and sends low food alerts, and in day‑to‑day use it handles standard medium kibble reliably.

A couple of quick tips from experience. Measure your kibble so it is not oversized puffs and do a few dry runs while you are home to dial in portions. Place the bowls a little apart and use slow feed if one cat inhales food. Check the hopper weekly and keep it at least a third full so the auger always has something to grab.

It can be reliable for two cats as long as you choose a model that dispenses to both bowls at the same instant and uses a proper splitter that you can center. That simultaneous drop is what cuts off the sprint to the other bowl. Works great.

Look for a feeder with a straight auger path and a reasonably wide chute so medium kibble does not bridge. A tight hopper lid with a gasket plus a desiccant pack helps keep kibble dry so it slides instead of clumping. Anti jam detection is a nice bonus but the simplest prevention is keeping the hopper at least one third full. Apps that log feeding history and send low bin alerts are common now although the low bin sensor can be conservative if the window gets dusty so wipe it now and then.

Set it up while you are home and weigh a few test meals on a kitchen scale to calibrate real portions. Nudge the splitter so both bowls land the same amount and watch a few cycles to confirm. If one cat hoovers food, add a slow feed insert or a small divider in front of that bowl. Do a quick power cut test to confirm the battery backup keeps the schedule, then you are set.

We use an app feeder with a two bowl splitter for our chaos duo and it has been a sanity saver. Both bowls fill at the same moment so the usual ambush stopped, the app schedule sticks, the history makes it easy to see if a meal fired, and the low bin ping has saved a missed top up once. Battery backup did its job during a short outage and everything ran on time.

Medium kibble has been fine as long as we avoid oversized puffs and keep the hopper from running near empty. If you ever see a partial drop, switch to smaller portions more often or give the hopper a quick refill and it smooths out. Spacing the bowls a bit and adding a small visual barrier between them also helps the thief think twice, which turns out to be half the battle.