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Essensplaner

soft demand (-42.3% this quarter) — Essensplaner doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 38% of 1,305 Bürobedarf & Schreibwaren niches · +2 vs the category median of 46

Market size 11Growth 4Conversion 29Competition 72Returns 80Price range 65Avg price 75Brand share 79Review moat 76Quality gap 55
This niche Category average · 1,305 niches

Is Essensplaner profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Essensplaner is a €45K/yr Amazon Germany market (133K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Essensplaner: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -42.3% over the last 90 days and 2.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€45K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-42.3%133K
Conversion rate2.3%
Avg price€15.05

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers23 · 25
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market44%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 33 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)5· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews474

Top Essensplaner products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€1K€3K€4K€5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

39%

  • #detailverliebt23%
  • Smart Panda11%
  • FloraVigo10%
  • damoguin7%
  • Jostift6%
  • Paperlane by Essi5%

Essensplaner demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume133KCVR2.3%Products33Brands23Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate2.5%Rating4.4★Reviews474Avg BSR#253
5K3KPrime Day '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top Essensplaner search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • essensplaner40K/yr
  • essensplaner woche abwischbar28K/yr
  • essensplan10K/yr
  • speiseplan8K/yr
  • speiseplan wochenplaner9K/yr
  • menüplaner11K/yr
  • essensplaner magnetisch7K/yr
  • essensplaner woche5K/yr
  • meal planner5K/yr
  • wochenplaner essen4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Essensplaner

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Benutzerfreundlichkeit16%

Dezent und praktisch

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption12%

Mega praktische Magnettafel

Qualität insgesamt10%

Top Produkt

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt9%

Tut was es soll also ideal

Schreiberfahrung9%

Stift schreibt flüssig

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption35%

Wird OHNE Magnete geliefert, uncool

Qualität insgesamt14%

Nicht die beste Qualität, sonst gut

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

Bisschen teuer das Teil

Farbe4%

Die Farben sind kaum zu lesen

Schreiberfahrung4%

Er schreibt schwer

Essensplaner return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
25%
2Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption
22%
3Haftung/Klebrigkeit
9%
4Defekt Material/Teile
8%
5Qualität insgesamt
6%

Common Essensplaner questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Essensplaner 48/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €45K/yr across 33 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -42.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Essensplaner on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.