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Which Automatic Cat Feeders Weigh the Food in the Bowl?
PETLIBRO Granary 2 models and the MOVA PF10 Pro are the automatic cat feeders that weigh food in the bowl with a published scale. The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect weighs food you add by hand. Most automatic feeders only drop a portion.
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Only a few automatic cat feeders weigh the food in the bowl
A published bowl scale shows up on PETLIBRO Granary 2, Granary 2 Vision, and Granary 2 Vision Duo, and on the MOVA PF10 Pro. SureFeed’s Microchip Pet Feeder Connect weighs food as you add it, and it does not release meals from a hopper. A feeder that only counts portions never records the grams the cat left behind.
Someone keeping cats and dogs, posting on r/husky, wrote, “was wondering if there was anything out there that can track consumption.” That is a weight question. A still of the bowl, and a lid that opens for one pet, answer other questions. The lid is the subject of the RFID cat feeder buying guide.
What each bowl scale says it measures
The model name in each row links to the maker page behind that row. Every page was read on Nov 10, 2026. If a page does not state a gram figure, the cell says so.
| Model | Scale line on the page | What that number is | Gram figure | Hopper that drops meals? | Plan note on the page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETLIBRO Granary 2 (AF105) | built-in bowl scale | dispensed, eaten, and remaining | to within 1 g | Yes. Portions, not a gram target. | Petlibro Care for eating-habit alerts. No camera, so no video plan. Model split. |
| PETLIBRO Granary 2 Vision (AF205) | Same 1 g bowl-scale line, plus a camera | Same dispensed, eaten, and remaining line | to within 1 g | Yes. Portions, not a gram target. | Care for eating-habit alerts. Video Cloud AI for recording and playback. |
| PETLIBRO Granary 2 Vision Duo (AF205-D), a variant on the Vision page | Dual built-in scales, and independent weighing for each bowl | Dispensed, eaten, and remaining, per bowl | to within 1 g | Yes. Dual-channel dispensing with a variance of less than 5% between sides. That 5% is evenness of the drop, not scale accuracy. | Same Care and video notes as Vision. |
| PETLIBRO Granary 2 X (AF305), named on the difference page | All four share the built-in scale | The page does not repeat the eaten/remaining sentence for X alone | 1 g line not repeated on this page | Listed as a Granary 2 model. The product page did not open on Nov 10, 2026, and the difference page refers to when Granary 2 X becomes available. | Not stated on the difference page. |
| MOVA PF10 Pro | built-in food bowl scale | the weight of dispensed food, and when food is running low | Page does not state one | Yes. The page describes scheduled meals and a manual dispense button. | Page does not mention a paid plan. |
| SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect | Integrated scales | The food you add, until the LEDs flash at the portion you set | within 1g of accuracy | No. You add the food. | No paid plan named. The feeder connects through the Hub. |
| PETKIT YumShare Dual-hopper 2 | Page does not name a scale | The AI detects food left in the bowl, plus a before-and-after view | Page does not state one | Yes. It is a scheduled hopper. | Video replay requires a subscription. That note is about clips, not a scale. |
| PETKIT Fresh Element Solo | Page does not name a scale | A portion size, not a bowl weight | about 10g per portion, a serving setting | Yes | No scale plan, because no scale is named. |
PETLIBRO’s weighing help page says a module under the bowl uses the stable drop in weight after a visit to “calculate exactly how much your pet ate,” and that the app reports intake in 1g increments, “rather than just what was dispensed.” That sentence is the maker’s description of the math. MOVA’s page stops at the weight of food dispensed and a low-food check. SureFeed’s page stops at the weight you add, then lists visit frequency, duration, and times in the app. It does not say the scale computes grams eaten after the pet leaves.
The Granary 2 launch post says every model in the series tracks food in the bowl with 1 g precision. The difference page is the one that names AF105, AF205, AF205-D, and AF305 as those four models, and it says AF105 is the only one without a camera.
A scale reading is not a dispensing guarantee
PETLIBRO’s Granary 2 series FAQ answers “Can the feeder dispense food by weight?” with no. The hopper “distributes by approximate portion size (1/12 cup increments).” The scale on that same answer monitors food in the bowl so the app can tell what was added, eaten, and what remains. A 1 g figure on the scale is not a claim that the hopper released that gram target.
The Granary 2 product FAQ puts one portion at approximately 20 ml or 10 g, with a maximum of 6 portions per dispense, and says the scale supports a maximum load of 7.5 kg. It recommends calibrating each time the feeder is taken apart and put back together. Those portion grams are the maker’s serving step. They are not a weighed result from this site.
PETLIBRO also publishes a Granary 2 help video titled “How to Fix Inaccurate Weight Readings”. The help index lists that video apart from “How to Fix a Feeder That Is Not Dispensing Food.” The weight-reading page opened on Nov 10, 2026 is the video player and does not print the steps, so the steps are not copied here. A published fix for a bad weight reading means the gram on the screen can be off.
Camera estimates versus a bowl scale
PETKIT’s Dual-hopper 2 page says “The AI detects food left in the bowl” and that you get a before-and-after view of the meal. It does not name a scale or a gram accuracy. A picture of leftovers is not the weight of leftovers. The YumShare Dual-hopper 2 review is where this site covers that camera and the clip plan. Whether to buy a camera at all is the PETKIT camera versus no-camera comparison.
Fresh Element Solo, the no-camera hopper on that comparison, states a portion of about 10 g on its product page and does not describe a bowl scale. A gram printed as a portion size is the hopper’s step size. It is not a sensor under the bowl.
Do you need a plan to see the gram reading?
On the Granary 2 product page, the 1 g scale sentence is not the line marked for Petlibro Care. The marked line is alerts about changes in eating habits. This page does not repeat PETLIBRO’s wording about what an appetite change means. Ask your vet if a change in eating worries you.
Camera models add a second plan. The Vision page says a Video Cloud AI subscription is required for recording and playback. The series page says a live view is available at any time and that stored video needs a subscription. AF105 has no camera, so that video plan does not apply to it. The MOVA PF10 Pro page does not mention a paid plan for the weight report. The SureFeed page does not mention one for the scale or the visit log. It does require the Hub to reach the app.
The gram lines in the table are the sentences on those maker pages on Nov 10, 2026. Granary 2 X stays on the difference-page row only, because its product page did not open and the difference page still talks about when that model becomes available.
Product-selection path
Products referenced in this guide
Households that need two dry-food compartments plus camera-based meal context
- Best for
- Households that need two dry-food compartments plus camera-based meal context
- Before buying
- Confirm the current listing details.
Skip if: You need physically restricted access per cat, serve wet food, or will not use the camera and second hopper.
What to verify before buying
Product listings can change. Check the exact variant, size, ingredient or material information, directions, warnings, seller, return terms and current availability before buying.
Last checked: 2026-07-17. This page does not present hands-on product testing.
A one-pet dry-food routine that does not require video monitoring
- Best for
- A one-pet dry-food routine that does not require video monitoring
- Before buying
- Confirm the current listing details.
Skip if: You serve wet food, need 5 GHz connectivity, want camera confirmation, or need a larger two-hopper format.
What to verify before buying
Product listings can change. Check the exact variant, size, ingredient or material information, directions, warnings, seller, return terms and current availability before buying.
Last checked: 2026-07-17. This page does not present hands-on product testing.
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FAQ
Which automatic cat feeders have a built-in scale?
On maker pages opened Nov 10, 2026, a bowl scale is described for PETLIBRO Granary 2 (AF105), Granary 2 Vision (AF205), and Granary 2 Vision Duo (AF205-D), and for the MOVA PF10 Pro. PETLIBRO's model-difference page also lists Granary 2 X (AF305) as sharing that scale, and it refers to when that model becomes available. The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect has integrated scales and is a covered bowl you fill by hand, not a hopper. PETKIT's YumShare Dual-hopper 2 page describes an AI check for food left in the bowl and does not name a scale. The PETKIT Fresh Element Solo page does not name a bowl scale.
How accurate is the scale on the PETLIBRO Granary 2?
PETLIBRO's Granary 2 and Granary 2 Vision pages say the built-in bowl scale measures food to within 1 g. A Granary 2 help page says the app reports intake in 1g increments. The series FAQ says the scale supports a maximum load of 7.5 kg and recommends calibrating after the feeder is taken apart and put back together. The same FAQ says the hopper still dispenses by an approximate portion, about 1/12 cup, not by a gram target. Those are the maker's published figures.
Does the PETKIT YumShare Dual-hopper 2 weigh the food?
No. The PETKIT YumShare Dual-hopper 2 product page says the AI detects food left in the bowl and gives a before-and-after view of the meal. It does not name a scale or a gram accuracy. That is a camera view of leftovers, not a bowl weight.
Does the SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect drop food on a schedule?
No. Sure Petcare's page says integrated scales weigh the pet's food and LEDs guide you while you add food, to within 1 g of the portion you set. It is a covered bowl with a lid, not a hopper that releases meals. The RFID feeder guide on this site covers how that lid admits a pet.
Is the Granary 2 gram reading tied to Petlibro Care?
The Granary 2 product page does not put a subscription mark on the 1 g scale sentence. It does say a Petlibro Care subscription is required for alerts about changes in eating habits. On camera models, the Vision page says a Video Cloud AI subscription is required for recording and playback, and the series page says a live view is available without that storage plan. AF105 has no camera, so the video plan does not apply to it.