Comparison

PetuNew vs elspet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PetuNew

Control your smart pet feeder remotely. Schedule regular or automatic feedings, monitor your pet's activity, and communicate with them through video and audio. Record memorable moments with your furry friend.

Highlights
  • Feeding statistics
  • Regular feeding schedules
  • Automatic feeding
  • Remote one-key feeding
  • Remote pet monitoring
  • Remote communication
  • Video recording
Features
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PetuNew APP is designed for users to operate the PetuNew pet feeder. The following functions waiting for you to experience: Feeding statistics Regular feeding Automatic feeding Remote one-key feeding Remote pet monitoring Remote communication with pet Make video recording for pet

About

elspet

Control and manage your smart home devices with this comprehensive platform. Organize devices by room, manage family members with different access levels, and create personalized control panels. Seamlessly link different products for unified operation.

Highlights
  • Room-based device classification and control
  • Family administrator and member management
  • Modular functional design
  • Personalized control panel creation
  • Device linkage control
  • Quick device access
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Elspet application is a general version control client for our company's smart home hardware products in the whole house smart scene, and it is an operating platform for users to control and manage smart devices. It is convenient to classify and control the intelligent hardware devices in the home according to the room. Supports setting up family administrators and ordinary members to achieve family authority management. At the same time, it adopts modular functional design, which can flexibly add different devices and panels; you can choose common components in the template library provided by our company, quickly build personalized control panels, and easily implement device access. Different products are connected to the same client to achieve linkage control, which is convenient to operate; eliminating the need for client development investment by brand manufacturers to achieve product intelligence faster.

Screenshots

PetuNew4 screens
elspet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: elspet at 4.6 against PetuNew's 2.0. elspet also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 14%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 91). PetuNew's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

elspet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: elspet has 2.1K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PetuNew's written reviews are positive against 39% of elspet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PetuNew ships an update every 3 weeks, elspet every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PetuNew versus elspet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetuNewelspet
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (91 ratings)4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.8% of reviews38.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings912.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB204 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer江林 肖慧 丁

Customer experience

PetuNew

All ratings88 ratings
Positive19.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative71.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative75.9%

elspet

All ratings2,047 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative45.0%

User reviews

PetuNew

From 91 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well for some users
  • 📸 Good camera clarity
  • 💡 Alexa integration (when working)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unable to log in
  • 🐛 Features removed or broken
  • 🐛 Outdated security concerns

elspet

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Tracks very well
  • 👍 Cats love the box
  • 🚀 Saves time and litter
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constantly gets stuck
  • 🐛 Difficult to clean
  • 🐛 Unreliable connection
  • 🐛 Poor customer support
  • 🐛 Frequent issues and breakdowns

Bugs and requests

PetuNew

Reported bugs

40 issues
  • App crashes daily
  • App freezes often
  • Cannot listen and speak at the same time
  • Motion detection too sensitive/constant notifications
  • Cannot get password to work
Show 35 more
  • Unsecure site for password reset
  • Cannot connect feeder to router
  • Preset feeds not working
  • App not reading barcode
  • Cannot get Wi-Fi connection
  • Cannot add new feeder
  • Cat info doesn't save
  • Feeder disconnects from WiFi
  • Toss a treat button doesn't work
  • Portion size not visible in manual feeding
  • Notifications not received for feedings
  • Push notifications not working
  • Time zone changed and feeds on old time zone
  • App not working after update
  • Feeder offline but sends notifications
  • Cannot see pet through camera live
  • Camera freezes
  • Cannot log in
  • Stuck at loading screen
  • Device flashes green, connection failed
  • Cannot open app after update
  • Cannot see pet through camera live
  • Camera freezes
  • Cannot log in
  • Stuck at loading screen
  • Device flashes green, connection failed
  • Cannot open app after update
  • Cannot connect to machine after app update
  • Long press set does not work
  • Treat option missing on iPhone app
  • Network error
  • Certificate expired and not a private site
  • Links not opening
  • Hard to reconnect
  • Cannot download or share footage

Requested features

24 requests
  • Ability to see when pet is in the room
  • Website accessible on computers/browsers
  • Smaller portion size option
  • More updates to the app
  • Two-factor authentication (2FA)
Show 19 more
  • Improved UI for larger iOS devices
  • Integration with other services
  • Alerts for low food levels
  • Ability to set feedings in cups
  • Save pet information and photo
  • Fix time zone issues
  • Fix audio/microphone functionality
  • Fix connectivity issues after Wi-Fi changes
  • Fix treat dispensing issues
  • Fix notifications for feedings
  • Fix notifications for low food
  • Fix app crashing when speaking
  • Fix app not opening after updates
  • Fix login issues
  • Fix inability to download/share footage
  • Fix expired certificate issues
  • Fix device not responding
  • Fix difficulty reconnecting
  • Provide contact information for support

elspet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Litter getting stuck in the middle
  • Litter spilling out of the box
  • Inability to fully empty the litter
  • Unreliable app connection
  • Malfunctioning features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Notify when litter box is full
  • Ability to track multiple cats
  • Longer cleaning cycle option
  • Easier cleaning process
  • Improved app functionality

In-app purchases

None

PetuNew

No in-app purchases

None

elspet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PetuNew free?
PetuNew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is elspet free?
elspet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PetuNew or elspet?
elspet is rated higher. PetuNew averages 2.0 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while elspet averages 4.6 from 2.1K ratings.
Do PetuNew or elspet have ads?
Neither PetuNew nor elspet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PetuNew or elspet?
PetuNew ships an update every 3 weeks, and elspet every 16 months. Most recently, PetuNew was updated on October 21, 2026 and elspet on October 29, 2026.

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