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aphten

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 53Growth 20Conversion 93Competition 24Returns 100Price range 58Avg price 46Brand share 13Review moat 58Quality gap 42

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.5%

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

Review moat

Good1,180

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good€5.06–€28.68

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

Market size

Good€341K

€341K/yr · 259K searches

Avg price

Okay€11.53

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-10.0%

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

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, aphten is a €341K/yr Amazon Germany market (259K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

aphten market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
€288K–€346K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.5%
Avg BSR
#1,085
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
6.3%
Avg brand age
72 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Kamistad58%
  • SOS16%
  • Urgo8%
  • MARA EXPERT8%
  • Protefix4%
  • --2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Top aphten search terms

  • kamistad gel103K/yr
  • kamistad gel zahnfleischentzündung31K/yr
  • kamistad23K/yr
  • aphten im mund behandlung19K/yr
  • urgo filmogel19K/yr
  • aphten13K/yr
  • urgo8K/yr
  • kamistad gel 10g3K/yr
  • aphten gel4K/yr
  • kamistad gel 20g6K/yr
All search terms

Top aphten 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%10%€34K20%€68K30%€102K40%€137K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about aphten

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

What buyers love

Mundhygiene18%

“Starker Schutzfilm für Aphten & Zahnspangen-Wunden”

Effizienz12%

“Funktioniert”

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Super Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“fairer Preis”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Macht das was es soll”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“Einfach in der Anwendung”

Entzündung4%

“Eine tolle Hilfe bei Entzündung am Zahnfleisch”

Geschmack insgesamt4%

“Sehr guter Geschmack”

Geschmack3%

“Hält was es verspricht, angenehmer Geschmack und gute Wirkung”

Schutz3%

“Starker Schutzfilm für Aphten & Zahnspangen-Wunden”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt15%

“schmeckt so ekelhaft”

Funktionalität insgesamt12%

“Wirksamkeit verfliegt schnell”

Mundhygiene7%

“Hält nicht gut im Mund”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Müll”

Geschmack7%

“Geschmacklich nix”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Kein Spray wie angegeben”

Schmerzlinderung – insgesamt4%

“Keine schmerzbetäubende Wirkung”

Falten2%

“war auf und völlig zerknittert”

Produktzustand2%

“Einfach unfaßbar, der Artikel kam gebraucht an”

Säureregulator/Linderung von Magenschmerzen2%

“Ich habe leider immer mal wieder mit Aphten im Mund zu kämpfen”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt33%
Abgabemechanismus11%
Zahnaufhellung11%
Sprachprobleme11%
Gesamtgröße11%
Farbverblassen/Verfärbung11%
Zahnempfindlichkeit6%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

Common questions

Is aphten profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €341K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the aphten niche?
7 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in aphten?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Funktionalität insgesamt, Mundhygiene. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for aphten peak?
Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the aphten niche?
Listings span €5.06–€28.68; the average listing price is €11.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,180 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.