PETREE Automatic Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box — Wifi Version review

The original globe with app reporting added

PETREE’s original Wifi Version is the connected selector on the same original product page as the Standard Version. It is not the separate PETREE 2.0, and it should not be confused with the old page’s “2.0 Wifi Version” choice, which uses the 2.0 product’s PLB10002 SKU. This assessment covers the original WiFi selector, variant 40801979039818, whose Shopify SKU is an internal generated identifier rather than a published product model code. Its central distinction is app reporting layered onto the original enclosed rotating/sifting unit.

The older model uses a gravity sensor and an enclosed globe. PETREE says the machine halts if a cat enters while a cycle is underway, and its page lists PP-resin construction, 12 V/5 W power, a 16-pound unit weight, up to 8.8 pounds of litter, a 135-ounce waste bin and 0.011-pound measurement precision. The page also describes cats from 3 to 20 pounds. Keep these limits distinct: the 8.8-pound figure is litter, not cat capacity, while the stated 44-pound maximum machine weight range is not a 44-pound cat limit. An instruction block on this same listing says only cats at least three months old should use it, but gives no delay after exit or numerical household cat count. A separate archived ACC-18-01 instruction-sheet candidate does not map that code to this Wifi selector, so its extra weight, litter and delay rules remain unassigned.

What the connection adds—and what it does not

PETREE describes app access to waste-drawer capacity or remaining litter and records of cat activity/usage. Those features can make it easier to check the box when you are away from it, or to notice that usage has changed. They do not necessarily identify each cat in a multi-cat home, diagnose a health concern, guarantee a notification will arrive, or keep the machine working through a network outage. The physical cleaning routine remains yours: monitor the drawer, refill within the specified load, remove tracked litter and maintain the moving enclosure according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

The source material examined does not name the exact Wi-Fi band for this original option. That is a meaningful missing fact if your home uses a 5-GHz-only network, mesh setup with band steering, or guest-network isolation. Do not infer 2.4 GHz support simply because another PETREE model has it; the 2.0 page names 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, but that is a separate product. Ask PETREE to confirm the original version’s requirements before buying if a specific network band is essential. If connectivity is optional, the Standard Version avoids that unknown altogether.

Fit and litter require a little verification

The product image is a promotional composite of the white globe, cat and phone screen. It makes the general shape legible but does not tell you whether the entry suits a particular cat or how much room is needed to remove the drawer. The product page gives overall dimensions as 24.5 × 23.1 × 13.7 inches without naming which number is width, depth or height. Measure the room and passage, allow drawer clearance and confirm the axes with the manufacturer if any dimension is close to your limit. A covered globe is not a shallow open pan, even though the front is large.

PETREE’s older page gives a 3–20-pound cat range and a maximum 8.8-pound litter quantity. The description also mentions a gravity sensor but does not establish a number of cats that the system is rated to serve. The exact material guidance reviewed for this page does not provide a clear litter-compatibility table for the old version; don’t transfer the later 2.0’s named bentonite/tofu/mixed-litter list back to this model. If your cat must stay on a specific type, confirm it first. A litter that clumps differently or fills the drum unevenly can change how any rotating sifter behaves.

Choosing between the two original versions and 2.0

For the original pair, the choice is not a more powerful versus less powerful cleaning method. Both are listings of the original machine family; one adds app connectivity and related usage/drawer information, while the Standard version does not document those app functions. If your routine is to inspect the box directly and you want fewer connected dependencies, Standard is the clearer fit. If remote records are useful enough to set up and maintain, WiFi is the version to investigate—provided PETREE confirms your router configuration.

The newer 2.0 changes more than connectivity. Its exact listing names model ACC-21-02, gives a 1–8 kg cat range and a four-month/1 kg minimum, calls out clumping litter types, includes a one-touch emptying/dumping function, and specifies 2.4-GHz Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth. It also lists a 6-liter drum, which should not be misread as drawer capacity. See its review if those documented restrictions matter. None of the three exact listing options was available in PETREE’s collection snapshot, but out-of-stock status is not a technical reason to collapse their identities or delete their assessments.

Who should consider this version?

It may suit a household that wants the original enclosed self-cleaning format and has a genuine use for app-based drawer/activity information. The same page gives a three-month minimum-age guide for the original listing, so that is a known lower boundary; the Wifi band, numerical capacity, litter compatibility and exact fit remain unconfirmed for this option. App data is supporting context, not supervision; keep a familiar toilet available during transition and watch how your cat reacts to the globe and cleaning movement. If a no-app design meets your needs, compare Standard. If you want the 2.0’s more explicit litter guidance, compare ACC-21-02 rather than assuming the similarly named selector is an equivalent current offer.