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schmerzpflaster

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.4%), but soft demand (-16.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 21Growth 17Conversion 50Competition 47Returns 98Price range 78Avg price 63Brand share 49Review moat 48Quality gap 89

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great€8.01–€40.25

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

Avg price

Good€13.60

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good4.0%

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

Brand share

Okay76%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Okay1,676.28

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay57%

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

Market size

Bad€85K

€85K/yr · 156K searches

Growth

Bad-16.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, schmerzpflaster is a €85K/yr Amazon Germany market (156K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

schmerzpflaster market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€109K–€136K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.0%
Avg BSR
#291
Page quality
0%
Prime
80%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
2.9%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
189 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

21%

  • Voltaren38%
  • Nurofen13%
  • MYMULIKE12%
  • ratiopharm9%
  • Health Press4%
  • TerraTherm3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top schmerzpflaster search terms

  • schmerzpflaster73K/yr
  • schmerzpflaster rücken13K/yr
  • diclofenac pflaster9K/yr
  • voltaren schmerzpflaster12K/yr
  • schmerzpflaster entzündungshemmend9K/yr
  • voltaren pflaster8K/yr
  • salonpas7K/yr
  • flector schmerzpflaster6K/yr
  • diclofenac schmerzpflaster3K/yr
  • schmerzpflaster rückenschmerzen4K/yr
All search terms

Top schmerzpflaster 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%4%€3K8%€7K12%€10K16%€14K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about schmerzpflaster

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

What buyers love

Wärme14%

“Warm”

Qualität insgesamt12%

“Super Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Hier zum besten Preis gefunden”

Gelenkschmerzen8%

“Der Artikel hilft Gelenk- und Rückenschmerzen besser zu ertragen, einfache Anwendbarkeit und ein guter Preis optimieren das Produkt”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

“Haften auch supergut”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“tut was er soll”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Auch die Handhabung ist recht einfach”

Heizer4%

“Wärmepack”

Komfort insgesamt3%

“Aber angenehm ist es trotzdem wenn man fröstelig ist”

Stärke2%

“stark”

What buyers complain about

Heizung19%

“Bringt null Wärme”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit17%

“Klebematerial hält nicht”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“NULL WIRKUNG”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Schade ums Geld”

Haltbarkeit6%

“Löst sich nach 30 Minuten”

Allergien6%

“Brennt an der Haut und juckt”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Ungünstig”

Schmerzlinderung – insgesamt3%

“kleinen Muskel schmerzen.”

Hautgesundheit3%

“Stört nicht bei der Verwendung angenehm auf der Haut”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Der Artikel hält in keinem Punkt was er verspricht”

Top return reasons

Haftung/Klebrigkeit19%
Funktionalität insgesamt17%
Gesamtgröße14%
Heizung12%
Wärme9%
Haltbarkeit5%
Geruch4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Hautgesundheit3%
Qualität insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is schmerzpflaster profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €85K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the schmerzpflaster niche?
18 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in schmerzpflaster?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Heizung, Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Funktionalität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.4%.
When does demand for schmerzpflaster peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the schmerzpflaster niche?
Listings span €8.01–€40.25; the average listing price is €13.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,676 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.