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apple pencil

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Soft demand (-28.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 98Growth 11Conversion 70Competition 12Returns 49Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 20Review moat 22Quality gap 48

Market size

Incredible€6.2M

€6.2M/yr · 2.8M searches

Avg price

Incredible€34.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€6.45–€99.35

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

Conversion

Good6.3%

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

Returns

Okay3.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad9,891.4

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-28.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, apple pencil is a €6.2M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.8M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

apple pencil market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 15,000–20,000/product
Revenue / yr
€5.2M–€7.0M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.3%
Avg BSR
#25
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
198 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Apple59%
  • Kingone11%
  • metapen10%
  • MYSTILUCK8%
  • MEKO4%
  • HATOKU3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -28.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top apple pencil search terms

  • apple pencil1.8M/yr
  • apple pencil 2. generation285K/yr
  • apple pencil usb c156K/yr
  • apple pen143K/yr
  • appel pencil72K/yr
  • ipad stift apple pencil73K/yr
  • ipad a16 stift35K/yr
  • apple pencil 236K/yr
  • apple stift29K/yr
  • apple stift für ipad15K/yr
All search terms

Top apple pencil 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.

0%15%€924K30%€1.8M45%€2.8M60%€3.7M101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about apple pencil

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

What buyers love

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis21%

“Preis / Leistung super”

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Super Produkt”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt8%

“Fürs iPad ideal”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Produkt wie beschrieben”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Perfekt Andi easy to use”

Aufladen6%

“Akku entlädt sich schnell”

Konnektivität – insgesamt6%

“Verbindung klappt easy”

Akkulaufzeit5%

“Top Alternative zum Original mit langer Akkulaufzeit und ohne Verzögerung”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Passt”

Griff3%

“liegt angenehm in der Hand.”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit17%

“Defekt nach 14 Monaten”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Preis/Leistung unfassbar”

Aufladen10%

“Wireless Charging funktioniert nicht”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt9%

“Hält nicht an IPad Air M2”

Funktionalität insgesamt8%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Bin mehr als unzufrieden”

Konnektivität – insgesamt6%

“Ständige Probleme mit dem Verbinden”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption4%

“ebenso hält der stift nicht so gut auf dem magneten vom ipad - er fällt gefühlsmäßig deutlich leichter runter als der normale apple pencil”

Dicke2%

“Etwas dick”

Produktzustand2%

“Fraglich Neuware”

Top return reasons

Kompatibilität – insgesamt52%
Funktionalität insgesamt13%
Konnektivität – insgesamt12%
Gesamtgröße7%
Aufladen4%
Defekt Material/Teile2%
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption2%
Qualität insgesamt1%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%
Haltbarkeit1%

Common questions

Is apple pencil profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €6.2M/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -28.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the apple pencil niche?
8 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in apple pencil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Aufladen. The return rate is 3.1%.
What does it cost to enter the apple pencil niche?
Listings span €6.45–€99.35; the average listing price is €34.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,891 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.