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# **cricut pens**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 54Growth 18Conversion 76Competition 69Returns 71Price range 67Avg price 76Brand share 0Review moat 31Quality gap 43

**Conversion**

**Great****7.1%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Avg price**

**Great****$15.28**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Good****2.2%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Competition**

**Good****43%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Price range**

**Good****$7.30–$30.75**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$364K**

$364K/yr · 335K searches

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,430.52**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-13.8%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**5 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**18**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Cricut62% - REALIKE19% - CRAFT WORLD8% - XINART6% - Welebar5%

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$15K8%$29K12%$44K16%$58K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 27 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Cricut Dual-Sided Markers Ultimate Marker Set (22 ct) - 1.0mm Marker Tip + 0.4mm Fine Point Pen Tip - For use with Maker Explore & Venture Machines](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31TYc8tHuUL.jpg)**Cricut Dual-Sided Markers Ultimate Marker Set (22 ct) - 1.0mm Marker Tip + 0.4mm Fine Point Pen Tip - For use with Maker Explore & Venture Machines**Cricut**$30.63**4.7★259 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD57LLDG) [2![CRAFT WORLD 0.4 Tip Fine Point Pens for Cricut Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2 Ultimate Fine Point Pens Set of 30 Pack Assorted Tools Accessories Writing Drawing Pen Compatible with Machine](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HhTyVqgZL.jpg)**CRAFT WORLD 0.4 Tip Fine Point Pens for Cricut Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2 Ultimate Fine Point Pens Set of 30 Pack Assorted Tools Accessories Writing Drawing Pen Compatible with Machine**CRAFT WORLD**$16.09**4.7★9,043 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088JTGJ78) [3![Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Y28aQ6rpL.jpg)**Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)**Cricut**$7.86**4.8★3,733 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7K5H78) [4![Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qEFyVdRjL.jpg)**Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)**Cricut**$14.15**4.8★19,071 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G26XCSY3) [5![Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (6 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/311sIIWplOL.jpg)**Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (6 ct)**Cricut**$8.97**4.8★3,733 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G26ZNNQ7)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Y28aQ6rpL.jpg)**Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)**Cricut**$7.86**3,733 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7K5H78) [![Cricut Metallic Pen Set 1.0 mm (5 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31T9ShS2DDL.jpg)**Cricut Metallic Pen Set 1.0 mm (5 ct)**Cricut**$7.89**17 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5Y8267F) [![REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2/Air Black White Silver Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zfpT7qm7L.jpg)**REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2/Air Black White Silver Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)**REALIKE**$12.74**54 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G51YSDDK) [![REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 4/3/Air 2/Air Black White Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/414G13zNrcL.jpg)**REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 4/3/Air 2/Air Black White Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)**REALIKE**$9.73**54 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G521DF4F) [![Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qEFyVdRjL.jpg)**Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)**Cricut**$14.15**19,071 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G26XCSY3)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Y28aQ6rpL.jpg)**Cricut Multi Pen Set Black (5 ct)**Cricut**$7.86**4.8★**▲ 231%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7K5H78) [![Cricut Metallic Pen Set 1.0 mm (5 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31T9ShS2DDL.jpg)**Cricut Metallic Pen Set 1.0 mm (5 ct)**Cricut**$7.89**4.2★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5Y8267F) [![Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qEFyVdRjL.jpg)**Cricut Fine Point Pen Set 0.4 mm (16 ct)**Cricut**$14.15**4.8★**▲ 94%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G26XCSY3) [![REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 4/3/Air 2/Air Black White Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/414G13zNrcL.jpg)**REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 4/3/Air 2/Air Black White Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)**REALIKE**$9.73**3.9★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G521DF4F) [![REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2/Air Black White Silver Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zfpT7qm7L.jpg)**REALIKE Acrylic Paint Markers for Cricut Maker 4/ Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2/Air Black White Silver Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rocks Paper Wood Canvas Glass Ceramic Fabric (1.0 Tip)**REALIKE**$12.74**3.9★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G51YSDDK)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Color**23%

*“Variety of colors”*

**Value For Money**11%

*“Good deal”*

**Quality-Overall**10%

*“overall, these are functional and fabulous”*

**Compatibility-Overall**6%

*“as promised- so they are definitely compatible with that as well”*

**Size-Overall**5%

*“Fit great”*

**Durability**5%

*“is fairly durable”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

*“As described”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“Easy to use”*

**Brightness/Shine/Glow**3%

*“they add just the right amount of shine”*

**Quick Drying**2%

*“dry fairly quickly”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Compatibility-Overall**16%

*“SURPRISE, they ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with the newest Explore 5”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%

*“Not as described”*

**Moist/Dry**8%

*“Half dried out”*

**Functionality-Overall**7%

*“it still didn't do well”*

**Quality-Overall**5%

*“Poor quality pens”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“this was really not worth it”*

**Thickness**5%

*“1 is not very thick”*

**Color**4%

*“end up looking more like brown”*

**Dry/Empty Ink**3%

*“Pen dried out after one use”*

**Size-Overall**3%

*“cannot get them to fit properly”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Compatibility-Overall**36%

**Size-Overall**21%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Value For Money**5%

**Color**5%

**Dry/Empty Ink**2%

**Thickness**2%

**Ink Refill**1%

**Display Colors**1%