Is Wi-Fi worth it, or is a basic timed feeder enough?

Community consensus on r/Catownerhacks and r/CatAdvice is split: Wi-Fi is convenient for travel and schedule changes, but adds failure modes (app outages, firmware bugs, server-side issues). Reviewers who travel frequently or have variable schedules tend to prefer Wi-Fi; reviewers who just want consistent twice-a-day feeding often favor simpler battery-powered timed units.