PetuNew vs HMpet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Feeding statistics
- Regular feeding schedules
- Automatic feeding
- Remote one-key feeding
- Remote pet monitoring
- Remote communication
- Video recording
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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
HMpet
Monitor your pet's health and habits in real-time with intelligent pet devices. Remotely control feeders, litter boxes, and toys to simplify pet care.
- Real-time pet health monitoring
- Live activity tracking
- Remote control of smart devices
- Add multiple pet devices
- Simplified pet life management
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HMPET is an intelligent pet supplies management platform and also a pet health life management center. Here, you can monitor your pet's health and living habits in real time according to the pet activity information fed back by the intelligent pet device. You can add a number of HMPET smart pet devices including feeders, cat litter pots, water dispensers, pet toys, etc. through this platform to realize remote monitoring and control. Using smart pet devices can free your hands and make pet life easier and better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PetuNew at 2.0 against HMpet's 1.4. PetuNew also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%) and ratings volume (91 vs 14). HMpet's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PetuNew holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PetuNew has 91 ratings behind it against 14, 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 0% of HMpet's.
PetuNew ships an update every 3 weeks, HMpet every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PetuNew | HMpet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (91 ratings) — better | 1.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 江林 肖 | 卫杰 臧 |
Customer experience
PetuNew
HMpet
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
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- 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)
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- 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
HMpet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PetuNew
No in-app purchases
HMpet
No in-app purchases
