I got this to make one chore a little bit easier and I am so glad that I did.  It is easy to set up and get it going for your pet asap with features like wi-fi enabled, notifications as to when your pet is fed, food level low, and when the feeder is empty, schedule meals, feed now, slow feed mode.  My 7 year old actually loves to feed our dog now. I love being able to do it from my phone.