Petlibro’s dry-food feeder combines an AI camera with a built-in scale, while some health and video features cost extra.
Petlibro’s Granary 2 lineup is designed to show not just when food was dispensed, but which cat ate it and how much remained.
The series is made for dry food and includes four models priced from $129.99 to $249.99, according to TechCrunch. The $189.99 Granary 2 Vision is the camera-equipped model tested by the TechCrunch reviewer.
Its main tracking tool is a built-in scale that measures food in the tray. By comparing the amount dispensed with the amount left in the bowl, the feeder estimates how much a pet actually ate. That gives owners more information than a basic feeder’s record of releasing food at a scheduled time.
The companion app tracks intake, eating duration, feeding frequency, favorite eating times, and eating speed. It can display those patterns by day, week, month, or year. For someone watching portion sizes or a cat’s eating routine, those records could make gradual changes easier to notice.
The Vision model adds an AI-powered camera that TechCrunch says can recognize up to 10 cats. In the reviewer’s test, the system identified the eating pet, linked the meal to that cat’s profile, and opened the feeder only when it recognized the correct pet.
That setup is aimed at homes where cats have different diets, portion needs, or weight concerns. However, the supplied review does not establish how reliably the camera distinguishes cats in real-world homes. It also does not provide an error rate for the food-intake estimates, so owners should treat them as monitoring information rather than exact measurements.
Feeding and monitoring features
The Granary 2 supports Scheduled Mode, which lets owners set feeding times and portion sizes. Smart Refill Mode provides smaller portions throughout the day and stops after reaching the daily food limit, making it suited to cats that prefer grazing.
Owners can also dispense food manually. The camera-equipped model includes a 1080p camera with night vision, two-way audio, and recorded messages that can play from the feeder.
The app can send alerts for low food, low battery, and food jams. A rechargeable backup battery is included for power outages.
The other models serve different setups. The entry-level Granary 2 offers app-controlled feeding, portioning, and intake tracking. The $199.99 Vision Duo has two dispensing chutes and bowls for separate portions. Petlibro says the $249.99 Granary 2 X uses AI recognition for individualized portions, though the review provides fewer details about that model.
What subscriptions add
The purchase price does not include every monitoring feature. Petlibro Care starts at $59.99 per year and is required for certain health-tracking and monitoring features, according to TechCrunch. The review does not specify which individual health features are included in that plan.
The Video Cloud plan costs $119.99 per year and is required for cloud recording and playback on camera-equipped models. That does not mean every camera function requires the plan: the review specifically connects the subscription to stored video and playback.
For a single-cat home that only needs scheduled dry-food dispensing, the added tracking may not justify the Vision model or ongoing fees. The Granary 2 Vision makes more sense for multi-cat households that want individual meal records, provided owners are comfortable treating the camera and intake estimates as useful aids rather than perfect measurements.