Comparison

Smart Pets vs Pet Zero

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

Head to head
About

Smart Pets

Monitor, interact with, and care for your pets remotely using your mobile device. Watch them with HD video, talk to them, dispense food, and play with a laser pointer. Receive alerts for motion and sound, and share precious moments with family and friends.

Highlights
  • HD remote video monitoring
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Remote food dispensing
  • Laser pointer play
  • Motion and voice detection alerts
  • Account sharing with family
  • Instant photo sharing
Features
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This is a kind of pet interaction webcam with advanced functions. Now just pick up your mobile phone and open APP “Smart Pet”, you can accompany your pets at any time and any place. You can watch and talk to your pets, feed food and play with pets by controlling the laser dot. Create your own space with pets and keep it close to you at all times. Feature: 1.With 120 degree wide angle lens and 720P HD video monitoring remotely by mobile phone . 2.Built-in 5 music to call pets to eat. You can also record your own personalized voice. 3.Control the feeder to feed pets remotely by mobile phone for interacting with pets. 4.When detecting motion and voice, the feeder will record video and push message to your mobile phone. 5.Let pets chase the laser dot by controlling the laser dot up and down. Manual mode and automatic mode can be optional. 6.Share the account to your family and friends so that they can join the growth process of pets. 7.Photos can be shared to Facebook,Twitter and Instagram instantly. 8.With loop recording function. Record precious video for your pets in 24 hours incessantly and stored in TF card. You can review video as per the recording time on mobile phone.

About

Pet Zero

This app facilitates communication and remote management of pets through smart feeders. It allows for timed and manual feeding, real-time video monitoring, two-way audio, and notifications for low food levels.

Highlights
  • Timed pet feeding
  • Remote manual feeding
  • Low food notifications
  • Real-time video monitoring
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Feeding record tracking
Features
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Pet Zero is a good help for your communication with the pets. Pet Zero now supports 2 knids of pet feeders. They can easily help you timed feed, manually feed remotely, and notify you when there is lack of foods. -Smart pet feeder Support monitoring real-time video captured by the camera on the feeder remotely, and support two-way audio communication with your pets. -Wi-Fi pet feeder Support checking pets’ feeding records remotely, and it is a great help for you to adjust the pets' feeding schdule.

Screenshots

Smart Pets4 screens
Pet Zero3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pet Zero at 4.8 against Smart Pets's 1.5. Pet Zero also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 11%) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 51). Smart Pets's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 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

Pet Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pet Zero has 3.5K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Smart Pets's written reviews are positive against 51% of Pet Zero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Pets ships an update every 2 months, Pet Zero every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Pets versus Pet Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart PetsPet Zero
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (51 ratings)4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews51.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGD Digital Ltd泽明 任

Customer experience

Smart Pets

All ratings51 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Pet Zero

All ratings3,484 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative42.0%

Bugs and requests

Smart Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pet Zero

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Feeding schedule not saving
  • Login button not working
  • Portion size issues for larger pets
  • Feeding history not recorded during sign-outs

Requested features

7 requests
  • Vacation mode to pause feeding
  • Delay option for multiple feeders
  • AM/PM time selection
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Confirmation for manual feeding
Show 2 more
  • Separate notifications for low food
  • Alexa integration

In-app purchases

None

Smart Pets

No in-app purchases

None

Pet Zero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Pets free?
Smart Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pet Zero free?
Pet Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Pets or Pet Zero?
Pet Zero is rated higher. Smart Pets averages 1.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Pet Zero averages 4.8 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Smart Pets or Pet Zero have ads?
Neither Smart Pets nor Pet Zero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Pets or Pet Zero?
Smart Pets ships an update every 2 months, and Pet Zero every 7 months. Most recently, Smart Pets was updated on July 5, 2026 and Pet Zero on September 20, 2026.

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