UPET vs Petcove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UPET
This app works with a smart cat litter box to monitor your cat's health and habits. It offers multi-cat identification, detailed health data management, and customizable smart settings for your litter box.
- Multi-cat identification
- Health data management
- Customized smart settings
- Remote operation visualization
- Real-time status viewing
- AI intelligent recognition
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UPET-NA is an APP of AIRROBO, which needs to be used in conjunction with the AIRROBO smart cat litter machine. [Multi-cat identification] Through the difference in weight, cats of different weights can be distinguished, and up to 6 different cats can be identified. [Health data management] Monitor cats' weight and toileting time around the clock, periodic data push, combined with multi-cat identification, make the cat's toileting health data management more accurate, just open the APP, you can instantly understand the cat's toileting health situation. [Customized smart settings] Personalized settings can be made in the APP: automatic mode, do not disturb mode, timing mode, etc. This is a unique smart cat litter box that only belongs to you and the cat owner. The above are the functions that are bound to the high-end smart cat litter machine. If you are bound to the flagship model, you can enjoy the following new functions: [Remote operation visualization] The cat litter box can be remotely controlled for one-key cleaning, smoothing and sand changing. All cats and cat litter box status can be viewed on the app in real time. At the same time, the camera can be turned on at any time to understand the cat's toileting status in real time. This little hobby, as if coming to the scene in person, makes it easy and fun to shovel shit. [Intelligent Multi-Cat Recognition] Through weight difference and AI intelligent recognition, cats can be accurately distinguished, and up to 6 different cats can be recognized, making message push and data management more accurate. AIR pets allow you to care for cats anytime, anywhere, enjoy the relaxed and happy life brought by technology, and let us spend more time with our hearts.
Petcove
Manage and automate your pet's daily care routines. This app handles tasks like cleaning litter robots and scheduling automatic feeding times for pet feeders, offering convenience and peace of mind.
- Automate litter robot cleaning
- Schedule automatic pet feeding
- Manage pet's daily needs
- Deodorize litter robots
- Pet care companion
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Welcome to PetCove, where pet care meets simplicity. Our app helps you manage and automate all your pet's day-to-day needs, from cleaning and deodorizing your litter robots to scheduling automatic feed times for your pet feeders. Enjoy convenience and peace of mind with PetCove, the ultimate pet care companion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petcove at 4.4 against UPET's 2.8. Petcove also leads on ratings volume (498 vs 13) and review sentiment (63% vs 46%). UPET's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Petcove holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petcove has 498 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of UPET's written reviews are positive against 63% of Petcove's.
UPET ships an update every 6 weeks, Petcove every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UPET | Petcove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (498 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 498 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP | Furs N' Purs LLC |
Customer experience
UPET
Petcove
Bugs and requests
UPET
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Petcove
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not connecting to device
- Incorrect weight tracking for cats
- Litter barrel centering issues
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable notification settings
- Improved data visualization in app
- Bag replacement reminder
In-app purchases
UPET
No in-app purchases
Petcove
No in-app purchases
