Whisker is the US pet-care brand behind the Litter-Robot self-cleaning litter box and the Feeder-Robot automatic feeder. Both connect over Wi-Fi and are managed in the Whisker app, which is published by Automated Pet Care Products.
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Whisker devices connect straight to your home Wi-Fi and talk to Whisker's cloud. There is no hub to buy. The app handles alerts, schedules and settings, and the integrations we found (Home Assistant, Homey, IFTTT) all go through the Whisker account rather than a local connection.
That suits owners who want waste-drawer and cycle alerts and a few automations in Home Assistant or Homey. It is weaker for voice control and for platforms such as Alexa, Google Home or Apple Home, where we could not find official support, and for anyone who wants automations that keep working without the internet.
Source: Whisker app listing (App Store)
The only app we found for the devices. It shows waste drawer and litter level, cycle alerts, usage and weight trends, and remote settings such as cycle delay, panel lock, night light and sleep schedules. It also manages Feeder-Robot schedules and snacks, multiple robots in one account and orders. Published by Automated Pet Care Products Inc. (AutoPets). Setup needs a visible, password-protected 2.4 GHz network (only select Pro models support 5 GHz).
Official supported by the brand Community built by someone else Not found searched, nothing found Unconfirmed sources conflict or could not be opened
| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Whisker's app listing says devices must be Wi-Fi enabled and join a visible, password-protected IPv4 network. All models support 2.4 GHz and only select Pro models support 5 GHz. Home Assistant describes the integration as cloud based. | Whisker app listing Home Assistant: Whisker |
| Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not mentioned | None of these are mentioned on the Whisker app listing or Whisker's app page. The app listing says the camera is used for QR code onboarding. | Whisker app page |
| Matter | Not found | Matter is not mentioned on Whisker's app page or app listing, and our searches turned up no Whisker announcement. We could not confirm either way. | Searched, no source |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Amazon Alexa | Unconfirmed | Neither Whisker's app page nor its app listing mentions Alexa, and we found no Whisker support article for it. Third-party IFTTT applets exist that announce a full drawer on Alexa, so an indirect route is possible. We could not confirm native support. | Searched, no source |
| Google Home | Unconfirmed | No Google Home or Google Assistant support is mentioned on Whisker's pages that we read. IFTTT lists Whisker alongside Google Assistant, which would be an indirect route. We could not confirm native support. | Whisker on IFTTT |
| Apple Home | Unconfirmed | No HomeKit support is mentioned on Whisker's pages that we read, and we did not search for a community plugin. We could not confirm. | Searched, no source |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | Home Assistant has a Whisker integration, set up from Devices & services with a Whisker account. It covers Litter-Robot 3, 4 and 5 and Feeder-Robot and is cloud push, with a poll of device and pet data every 5 minutes. The page does not say Whisker maintains it. An older HACS version by an independent developer is archived and points to the core integration. | Home Assistant: Whisker Archived HACS repo |
| Homey | Official | Homey's app page lists a Whisker app labelled Official, with Automated Pet Care Products, LLC as developer. It covers Litter-Robot 3, Litter-Robot 4 and Pet Information, and the page does not list the Feeder-Robot. Platforms listed are Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, and the page says each supported device requires a Homey Bridge. Homey's support article describes setup with a Whisker login and LitterHopper detection for the Litter-Robot 4. | Homey app page Homey support article Works with Homey |
| IFTTT | Official | Whisker's support page covers IFTTT and says it is compatible only with the Litter-Robot 3 Connect. IFTTT's own Whisker service is newer: it offers event and insights triggers, a history query, and actions to set or disable sleep mode, and names no models. The two pages do not agree on which models work. | Whisker IFTTT support Whisker on IFTTT |
| Unofficial API (pylitterbot) | Community | No public Whisker API was found. The pylitterbot Python library, which Home Assistant's integration builds on, is described by its author as unofficial and reverse-engineered from app traffic. It lists Litter-Robot 3 Connect, 4 and Feeder-Robot, may stop working at any time, and uses your Whisker login. | pylitterbot |
| openHAB, Node-RED, Samsung SmartThings, Hubitat, Domoticz, Control4, Philips Hue | Unconfirmed | Not searched individually, so we could not confirm any integration. One SmartThings community thread about the Litter-Robot Connect turned up in search, but we did not open it. | Searched, no source |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Not that we could find. Matter is not mentioned on Whisker's app page or app listing, and our searches turned up no Whisker announcement. We could not confirm either way.
Unconfirmed. Neither Whisker's app page nor its app listing mentions Alexa, and we found no Whisker support article for it. Third-party IFTTT applets exist that announce a full drawer on Alexa, so an indirect route is possible. We could not confirm native support.
Unconfirmed. No Google Home or Google Assistant support is mentioned on Whisker's pages that we read. IFTTT lists Whisker alongside Google Assistant, which would be an indirect route. We could not confirm native support.
Unconfirmed. No HomeKit support is mentioned on Whisker's pages that we read, and we did not search for a community plugin. We could not confirm.
Yes. Home Assistant has a Whisker integration, set up from Devices & services with a Whisker account. It covers Litter-Robot 3, 4 and 5 and Feeder-Robot and is cloud push, with a poll of device and pet data every 5 minutes. The page does not say Whisker maintains it. An older HACS version by an independent developer is archived and points to the core integration.
Yes, officially. Homey's app page lists a Whisker app labelled Official, with Automated Pet Care Products, LLC as developer. It covers Litter-Robot 3, Litter-Robot 4 and Pet Information, and the page does not list the Feeder-Robot. Platforms listed are Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, and the page says each supported device requires a Homey Bridge. Homey's support article describes setup with a Whisker login and LitterHopper detection for the Litter-Robot 4.
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