Costs and specifications
Five registers, each one a table of a single fact across every model we track, each with the date it was checked and a source behind every figure. These exist because nobody else publishes them, and because a specification with a date on it is worth more six months from now than a review is.
All registers checked
What we could not find
We publish the gaps as prominently as the figures, because in this category the gaps are the story. Of the 4 models tracked, 3 have a published Australian price, 2 have a stated maximum cat weight, 1 have a published noise figure and 0 have a published power draw.
Open sourcing gaps:
- CATLINK Scooper Luxury Pro X power draw in watts.
- CATLINK Scooper Luxury Pro X noise level in decibels.
- Where CATLINK Australia holds spare parts, and what a replacement globe or motor costs.
- Litter-Robot 4 power draw in watts. Whisker publishes no figure and the Australian distributor does not either.
- Litter-Robot 4 noise level in decibels. Described as 'super quiet' and 'virtually silent' with no measurement behind it.
- Litter-Robot 4 maximum cat weight. Whisker states a 1.36kg minimum for automatic mode and no upper limit, saying only that larger cats fit physically.
- Litter-Robot 4 waste drawer capacity in litres. Published only as internal dimensions.
- PETKIT refill ring price and pack size in Australia. Without it the annual consumable cost cannot be calculated, and this is the only monetisable brand where that is true.
- PETKIT Purobot Ultra power draw in watts.
- What PETKIT Care+ costs in Australian dollars per month, and exactly which features stop working without it.
- PetSafe ScoopFree unit price in Australia. The Australian site lists the replacement trays but not the machine on the page we checked.
- PetSafe ScoopFree cat weight limits and entry height for the Australian model.
- PetSafe ScoopFree Australian warranty length.
The registers
Running costs
Waste bags, cartridges, litter and power per year, per model, in AUD. Nobody else publishes this.
Litter compatibility
Clumping, crystal, tofu, wood pellet and paper, by model, including which void the warranty.
Noise and app
Measured decibels, cycle length, and whether the thing still works when the internet is down.
Warranty and parts
Who honours the warranty here, what parts cost, and the return shipping on a 12kg unit.
Multi-cat capacity
Stated cats per unit against the vet n+1 guidance, and how often the drawer actually fills.