Is a play-top cage worth the extra money?

Verified-purchase reviewers on Amazon, Chewy, and Walmart generally like play-tops for out-of-cage perching and toy hanging. Specialist subreddit users note two caveats: birds can get territorial about the top, and seed/poop scatter to the floor increases. If your bird is already cage-territorial, an open-top or flat-top may be the safer pick.