Self-cleaning litter box we love is deeply discounted now

My cat and I don’t have a lot of overlap in our taste in tech, but the self-cleaning litter box that’s become an MVP in our home is now on sale for the lowest price it has been since before the pandemic began. If you’ve been considering Whisker’s Litter-Robot line of rolling litter-clearing standouts, right now bundles are up to $150 off and the standalone litter box is also discounted, making the leap into automated cleanup much easier to justify.

I’ve had the Litter-Robot 4 in use for well over a year, and I spent several weeks testing both the new Litter-Robot 5 and Litter-Robot 5 Pro. The upgrades are significant, the app is now more mature and — crucially — the core promise is still intact: You stop scooping, your home smells better and your cat adjusts to it all faster than you’d think.

Why This Box Is a Better Option for Human and Feline Cord Cutters

The proposition is brutal in its simplicity: automatic cycling keeps the litter bed fresh after every use, so that odor never gets a chance to pile up. In my apartment, changing the waste box about once a week reduced daily scooping by 25–30 hours over a year — long-term filthy savings if you are used to spending just five minutes a day playing with litter.

Acceptance is important, and this unit nails it. It’s spacious enough to easily fit the kitty in question, and quiet enough not to scare a nervous cat, while you control timing through the app (which helps the first few days feel familiar). The American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends one box per cat and an extra one; for multi-cat homes, having a second unit (or getting as many through a bundle, like the Modkat Litter Box Bundle) can avoid bathroom bottlenecks and related stress.

The New Features That You Will Actually Use

WasteID is the standout feature of the Litter-Robot 5 line, identifying whether your cat has urinated or defecated, and then determining when to cycle the box accordingly. Litter clumps require time to solidify; a shorter cycle is good for the solids that lock down odor. That’s the level of practical intelligence that you spot on Day 1.

The 5 Pro offers AI-enabled facial recognition and built-in, dark-room-friendly 1080p night vision, so owners of multiple cats can track just who used the box, and when. That single user activity log is not a gimmick. Changes in urination frequency or volume can serve as early flags for urinary trouble, says the Cornell Feline Health Center; having hard numbers beats guesswork when you’re trying to spot a trend and call the vet at exactly the right time.

The app has eliminated this friction by automatically providing a usage timeline, cycle status and estimated fill level. During my testing, alerts came in real time and manual controls were responsive — good if you want to delay overnight cycling or sync cleanups with your routine.

How the current Litter-Robot discount stacks up today

Currently, bundles for the Litter-Robot 4 are up to $150 off, with the single unit also on sale.

The bundle value is a no-brainer: accessories you’d end up buying anyway (a mat, litter and waste-drawer liners), plus an extended warranty that relieves stress about a device that functions daily for many years.

The cost of ownership nets out better than you’d expect. The electricity use is low, the liners are cheap and my consumption of clumping litter actually remained the same in my house since sifting was kept on pace. Against that, subtract scooping from your mental to-do list while adding up the hours you got back — especially if you share life with more than one cat. The American Pet Products Association has estimated that more than 46 million U.S. households have a cat, and multi-cat homes are where automation pays for itself fastest.

Setup tips for a smooth transition to automated cleaning

Put the new box in the old box’s spot, use the same litter and keep the original box around for a few days. First, turn off automatic cycles, and then activate a manual cycle after your cat has gone; the known is better for jumpy pets than new.

Bribe her a little, and also leave the lid or privacy cover off until she’s comfortably hopping in. The American Veterinary Medical Association has worked to lower environmental stressors for cats; a predictable, quiet environment with clean substrate fills that bill.

Which Litter-Robot model to choose right now and why

For the steepest savings, we recommend the Litter-Robot 4 bundle that offers the best price-to-performance for most homes. It does the job, in that it doesn’t smell and you can depend on it, and it works with the app.

If data and clarity around multiple cats are combo-important, then the Litter-Robot 5 Pro’s AI recognition and full coverage via cameras is worth paying a premium for. For a mid-point option, the standard Litter-Robot 5 dishes WasteID’s intelligent cycling sans Pro’s camera features.

Bottom line on discounts and the right Litter-Robot pick

Self-cleaning litter boxes are only as good as they are consistent, and this one comes through day after day. Now with significant discounting on bundles and a base unit price cut, it’s a good time to throw in the towel (or rather, spoon) for you and your cat’s sake.