Your animal in, the neighbor’s cat out · review
The cheapest microchip flap here apart from the Cat Mate, reading 15-digit chips for up to 40 animals, with four manual locking modes and double magnetic closing points.
What we take from it The value microchip flap. Check the chip standard first; if it is 15 digits, this does what the SureFlap does for noticeably less.
A microchip cat flap that reads 15-digit chip IDs, stores up to 40 of them, and offers four manual modes: open, closed, in only and out only.
PetSafe specifies 15-digit chips — the FDX-B standard used across Europe for years. Cats chipped long ago may carry a 9 or 10-digit number, and this flap will not read it. That single line decides whether this is a bargain or an expensive mistake, and it is checkable in advance in one phone call to a vet.
More a statement about the firmware than a useful feature, but it does mean that a household with several cats, or one that fosters, will never meet a limit.
Energy-efficient seals and double magnetic closing points. On an exterior door, this is the specification that decides whether the kitchen has a draft all winter — and it is far more important, day to day, than any app.
Read on the day this page was built: $110 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-17. The live price is at the top of the page.
At $110, it is the 1 cheapest of the 3 models in this category published here.
| Key | 15-digit microchip ID |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Up to 40 programmed pets |
| Modes | Four — open, closed, in only, out only |
| Sealing | Energy-efficient seals, double magnetic closing points |
| Amazon reference | B0756GW8SJ (identical on 6 markets) |
| EAN | 0729849161450 |
Then this flap is not the one. PetSafe specifies 15-digit chips; cats chipped many years ago may carry a 9 or 10-digit number, and those need a flap that explicitly supports the older standards or a collar-tag door instead. Read the number before ordering.
"In only" keeps a cat home before a vet appointment. "Out only" is for cleaning or when a strange cat has learned the flap. "Closed" is a storm. "Open" is the rest of the year. They are mechanical settings, not app functions, which means they work when everything else does not.
On an exterior door in winter, a flap is a hole. Seals and magnetic closing points are what stop a draft from running through the kitchen — and they are the difference between a flap that stays shut in wind and one that clatters all night.
7.0/ 10
The value microchip flap. Check the chip standard first; if it is 15 digits, this does what the SureFlap does for noticeably less.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 17, 2026.
A first microchip flap on a budget, where the cat’s chip is a modern 15-digit one.
Listed because the accessory names this product itself.
Between pet devices of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Key |
|---|---|---|
| PetSafe Microchip Cat Flap | $110 | 15-digit microchip ID |
| SureFlap Microchip Cat Flap | $135 | Microchip, or a SureFlap RFID collar tag |
| SureFlap Microchip Pet Door Connect | $260 | Microchip ID or Sure Petcare RFID collar tag |
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for pet devices and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Microchip · entry only · 4-way timer · cut-out 7 1/16 × 8 1/16 in
A microchip cat door with programmable timer locking, reading the cat’s existing chip and letting any cat out.
Best for: A single-cat or multi-cat house where the only problem is the neighbor’s cat
App controlled · collar key supplied · microchip pairing · schedules per pet
An app-controlled pet door with per-pet schedules, remote locking and use notifications, supplied with a collar key.
Best for: A household that wants to see the cat come home from the office
Collar key, not microchip · up to 5 keys · dogs to 100 lb · 4 × D cells
A large electronic pet door that opens for a battery-powered collar key rather than a microchip, for dogs up to 100 pounds.
Best for: A large dog, where no microchip door on this shelf is big enough
