zip string
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Great+84.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Great$96.95avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Good2.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good805.89avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$48.23–$150.57cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$17K$17K/yr · 15K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, zip string is a $17K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (15K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
zip string market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $24K–$48K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.1%
- Avg BSR
- #539
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 67%
- Sponsored
- 22%
- Out of stock
- 9.1%
- Avg brand age
- 30 months
- Avg seller age
- 0 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- ZipString64%
- NALACAL30%
- Jognee3%
- Pioupiou et Merveilles3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 28 weeks — +84.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top zip string products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ZipString String Rope Launcher Bodacious Blue - Original from ZipString - Outdoor Toy Viral Fidget Toy Launcher Gravity Defying and Boost Imagination and Unlimited Possibilities for Kids and Adults
ZipString$126.884.3★2,204 rev
Glow in the Dark Zip String Toy Handheld Rope Launcher for Kids & Adults Fidget Lasso Game for Stress Relief & Sensory Play USB Rechargeable String Shooter for Party & Office Fun
NALACAL$48.233.8★20 rev
ZipString Luma - The Patented Glow-in-The-Dark Toy That Flies a Loop of String Creates Endless Shapes and Tricks Built-in LED for Glowing Fun. Perfect STEM Gift for Kids & Adults. Wonderment Awaits
ZipString$150.574.5★1,592 rev
ZipString Original - As Seen on Shark Tank - Classic Rope Launcher Toy Perfect for Kids & Adults - Fly a String Loop in The Air for Endless Tricks & Fun Wonderment Awaits Rockit Red
ZipString$138.014.3★2,204 rev
NALACAL Glow in the Dark Rope Launcher Toy Interactive String Shooter with UV Blacklight Fun Floating Fidget Toy for Kids Ideal Gift for Children (Blue)
NALACAL$71.412.9★6 rev
Newest
by launch date
ZipString Strings Pack of 3 - Luma Replacement Strings for Rope Launcher Toy - Glow in The Dark Fidget String for Kids & Adults - Shark Tank Featured Lasso Rope Loop String Replacement
ZipString$61.30403 rev
ZipString Lightning Luma Replacement Strings for Rope Launcher Toy Pack of 3 UV Reactive Glow in The Dark Fidget for Kids & Adults Shark Tank Featured Device Not Included
ZipString$93.59403 rev
ZipString Luma - The Patented Glow-in-The-Dark Toy That Flies a Loop of String Creates Endless Shapes and Tricks Built-in LED for Glowing Fun. Perfect STEM Gift for Kids & Adults. Wonderment Awaits
ZipString$150.571,592 rev
Glow in the Dark Zip String Toy Handheld Rope Launcher for Kids & Adults Fidget Lasso Game for Stress Relief & Sensory Play USB Rechargeable String Shooter for Party & Office Fun
NALACAL$48.2320 rev
Lasso String Shooterm Lasso String Shooter for Children Rope Launcher Propeller Glow in The Dark Lasso Game Shooter String Toy Rope Shooting Toy Handheld Zip String Rope Launcher
Jognee$86.01106 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZipString Strings Pack of 3 - Luma Replacement Strings for Rope Launcher Toy - Glow in The Dark Fidget String for Kids & Adults - Shark Tank Featured Lasso Rope Loop String Replacement
ZipString$61.304.3★
Lasso String Shooterm Lasso String Shooter for Children Rope Launcher Propeller Glow in The Dark Lasso Game Shooter String Toy Rope Shooting Toy Handheld Zip String Rope Launcher
Jognee$86.013.5★
NALACAL Glow in the Dark Rope Launcher Toy Interactive String Shooter with UV Blacklight Fun Floating Fidget Toy for Kids Ideal Gift for Children (Blue)
NALACAL$71.412.9★
ZipString Luma - The Patented Glow-in-The-Dark Toy That Flies a Loop of String Creates Endless Shapes and Tricks Built-in LED for Glowing Fun. Perfect STEM Gift for Kids & Adults. Wonderment Awaits
ZipString$150.574.5★
ZipString String Rope Launcher Bodacious Blue - Original from ZipString - Outdoor Toy Viral Fidget Toy Launcher Gravity Defying and Boost Imagination and Unlimited Possibilities for Kids and Adults
ZipString$126.884.3★
What buyers say about zip string
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality is good”
“its a fun toy to play”
What buyers complain about
“Not glowing”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is zip string profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
- The niche generates $17K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +84.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the zip string niche?
- 4 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in zip string?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: السطوع/اللمعان/التوهج. The return rate is 2.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the zip string niche?
- Listings span $48.23–$150.57; the average listing price is $96.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 806 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.