We analyzed 192 owner comments across 4 YouTube reviews, published between 2020 and 2025. Only 2 of those comments name PrettyLitter directly. Most are reactions to the videos themselves, so treat the numbers below as the mood of people watching PrettyLitter reviews, not as 192 verdicts on the product. Of the comments with a clear sentiment, 69 were positive and 10 were negative (87% positive). The themes that came up most were smell and odor (41 comments touched on it) and price or value (31). The most-liked comment, at 761 likes, wasn't about performance at all. It pointed out that you could buy the litter at a store instead of on a subscription.
The clumps were already a daily health test
If you use a clumping litter, you already collect a daily data point without trying. Bigger or more frequent urine clumps than usual can be an early sign that a cat is drinking and peeing more, and that change is worth a vet call. Owners who scoop daily tend to spot it first.
Original PrettyLitter changes that trade. The company describes it as a non-clumping silica gel litter: the crystals absorb urine and trap odor while the water evaporates. You scoop the solids, stir daily, and replace the whole box about every 30 days. So you lose the clump-size signal, and in exchange you get a color signal. The company also now sells a separate clumping version, which adds a guar-gum binder. If clumps matter to you, check which formula you're buying.
What the colors mean, in the company's own words
PrettyLitter publishes its own color chart. Dark yellow to olive green is what it calls typical. Blue, it says, may indicate an alkaline pH consistent with urinary infections or a higher stone risk. Orange, it says, may indicate an acidic pH. Red, it says, indicates the presence of blood. Those are the manufacturer's claims about what a color is consistent with. They are not a diagnosis, and a color in the box doesn't tell you which condition is behind it.
Used honestly, the color is a nudge: something changed, so call your vet and bring a fresh sample if they ask for one. It also only reflects what one cat did in one spot. In a multi-cat home you won't know whose urine it was.
Where it falls short
Price is the recurring complaint. Silica crystals are sold as lasting longer per bag than clay; the company says up to twice as long as clumping clay litter. Even so, comments kept coming back to cost and to the subscription. The company now sells one-time purchases as well as subscriptions, and lists stores including Target, PetSmart, Petco, Walmart and Amazon, so you don't have to subscribe to try it. Odor was the other big theme. Crystal litter only controls smell if you stir it, scoop solids daily, and fully replace it on schedule.
