PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Plus vs PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy
The PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy lists for about $70 less on its maker's store. Every other published figure for both is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
PetSafe
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Plus
~$200
The current open-tray ScoopFree adds a light that tells you when the crystal tray is spent.
Best for: A single cat in a small home where no drawer ever gets emptied
No drawer: the disposable tray is the unit you replace. The maker rates a tray for up to 30 days with one cat.
PetSafe
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy
~$130
PetSafe still sells the 2020 redesign that made the health counter standard across the line, now under the Legacy name at about $130 uncovered.
Best for: A tight budget, one cat, and no interest in an app
No drawer: the disposable tray is the unit you replace. The maker rates a tray for up to 30 days with one cat.
| Specification | PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Plus | PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$200 | ~$130 |
| Type | Crystal tray | Crystal tray |
| Kitten gate | Automate from 6 months (no weight published) | Automate from 6 months (no weight published) |
| Maker's minimum age | 6 months | 6 months |
| Big-cat fit | No weight limit published | No weight limit published |
| Footprint | 20.4 × 28.2 in × 6.6 in tall | 19.1 × 27.6 in × 6.2 in tall |
| Tray life | Up to 30 days, one cat | Up to 30 days, one cat |
| Litter system | Disposable crystal tray | Disposable crystal tray |
| Litters listed | silica crystal | silica crystal |
| Litters to avoid | clumping clay, non-clumping | clumping clay, non-clumping |
| Weight sensor | No | No |
| Anti-pinch protection | Not stated by the maker | Not stated by the maker |
| Infrared / radar | Not published | Not published |
| Camera | No | No |
| Wi-Fi app | No | No |
| Running cost | ~$23/month for one cat, at the longest life the maker states | ~$23/month for one cat, at the longest life the maker states |
| Required consumable | ScoopFree disposable crystal litter tray (or PetSafe's reusable tray refilled with its crystal litter) | ScoopFree disposable crystal litter tray |
| Bags / liners | None — the tray is lidded and thrown away | None — the tray is lidded and thrown away |
| Warranty | 1 year | not published |
| First listed | 2024 | 2020 |
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Plus: what it gives up
- Needs a PetSafe tray roughly every month per cat, about $23 each
- Tray life halves with a second cat and drops to a week or so with three
- Ordinary clumping clay cannot be used
- PetSafe publishes no cat-weight limits
- No app
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy: what it gives up
- The tray habit costs more over two years than the box itself
- Older design with no tray-change light
- Crystal trays only
- No published weight limits or warranty term on the page
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