Backbone
high returns (11.1%) — Backbone doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 1,695 of 1,823 Elektronik & Foto niches · −14 vs the category median of 44
Is Backbone profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Backbone is a €21K/yr Amazon Germany market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Oct–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 30/100.
Backbone: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -10.1% over the last 90 days and 0.9% of searches end in a purchase.
€21K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.
2%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 14 products
Top Backbone products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
BACKBONE One Mobiler Gaming-Controller für das Android & iPhone 15/16 Series (USB-C) - PlayStation Edition - 2nd Gen - Verwandeln Sie Ihr Handy in eine Spielekonsole - Spiele Xbox PlayStation & mehr
- Price
- €91.94
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3,300
- Age
- 2y ago
BACKBONE - One Mobile Gaming Controller for iPhone - Playstation Edition
- Price
- €54.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 3y ago
BACKBONE One Mobiler Gaming-Controller für das iPhone (Lightning) - PlayStation Edition - 2nd Gen - Verwandle dein iPhone in eine Spielkonsole (3 Monate Apple Arcade enthalten)
- Price
- €68.18
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 508
- Age
- 2y ago
BACKBONE Andere Peripheriegeräte BB-02-B-X
- Price
- €52.32
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 3y ago
GameSir G8 Galileo Mobile Gaming Controller (USB-C) - Universelle Passform - Hall-Effekt-Joysticks & Trigger 3 5-mm-Audiobuchse - Spielen Sie Xbox PC und Diablo Immortal
- Price
- €53.47
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 3,347
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
abxylute M4 Snap-On Mobile Gaming Controller für Android & iPhone leichter tragbarer Handy-Controller Retro-Emulator-Gamepad im Taschenformat mit Ständer Dual-Joystick-Turbo Magnet (black)
- Price
- €37.06
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 360
- Age
- 6mo ago
BACKBONE One Mobiler Gaming-Controller für das iPhone (Lightning) - PlayStation Edition - 2nd Gen - Verwandle dein iPhone in eine Spielkonsole (3 Monate Apple Arcade enthalten)
- Price
- €68.18
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 508
- Age
- 2y ago
Razer Kishi V3 - Fullsize Mobil-Controller für iPhone und Android Smartphones - USB-C Plug-and-Play - Anti-Drift Analogsticks - 12 Tasten - Sensa HD Haptics - Nexus Game Launcher Schwarz
- Price
- €75.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 124
- Age
- 1y ago
BACKBONE Andere Peripheriegeräte BB-02-B-X
- Price
- €52.32
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 3y ago
BACKBONE - One Mobile Gaming Controller for iPhone - Playstation Edition
- Price
- €54.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch dateabxylute M4 Snap-On Mobile Gaming Controller für Android & iPhone leichter tragbarer Handy-Controller Retro-Emulator-Gamepad im Taschenformat mit Ständer Dual-Joystick-Turbo Magnet (black)
- Price
- €37.06
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 360
- Age
- 6mo ago
Razer Kishi V3 - Fullsize Mobil-Controller für iPhone und Android Smartphones - USB-C Plug-and-Play - Anti-Drift Analogsticks - 12 Tasten - Sensa HD Haptics - Nexus Game Launcher Schwarz
- Price
- €75.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 124
- Age
- 1y ago
GameSir X5 Lite Mobile Gaming Controller für Android & iPhone 15/16 Serie (USB-C) Hall Effekt Joystick Leichter ergonomischer Griff- Play Genshin Impact & Zenless Zone ZeroPlug-and-Play
- Price
- €32.57
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,601
- Age
- 1y ago
GameSir X5 Lite Mobile Gaming-Controller für Android iPhone 15/iPhone 16-Serie iPad Mini 6/7 (USB-C) PC Controller mit Hall-Effekt-Sticks für Call of Duty Genshin Impact Minecraft
- Price
- €31.68
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 583
- Age
- 1y ago
abxylute S9 Full-Size Gaming Phone Controller für iPhone 15/16/17 iPad Mini 6/7 Android Tablet Bluetooth TypeC Mobile Gamepad Kostenloser Tastenbelegung Genshin Impact Hall Effect Joystick (black)
- Price
- €48.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 632
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
64
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- BACKBONE71%
- GameSir16%
- Razer5%
- abxylute5%
- ASUS2%
- RLSOCO2%
Backbone demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Jul, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×
Top Backbone search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- backbone23K/yr
- backbone one9K/yr
- backbone usb c4K/yr
- backbone controller3K/yr
- playstation backbone1K/yr
- backbone android690/yr
- backbone one 2nd gen631/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Backbone
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
74% of reviews“Top Produkt”
“Perfekter "portable" mini Controller fürs iPhone und Retro Games.”
“Generell kann ich sagen, dass es mit dem Controller um ein Vielfaches angenehmer zu spielen ist, als nur mit dem Touch-Display”
“Größe ist wie ein normaler Controller”
“Genialer Controller, das beste Feature ist, dass man das Handy durch den Controller laden kann”
What buyers complain about
64% of reviews“Noch sehr unschlüssig was ich von Kontroller halten soll”
“Die Sticks sind recht klein”
“Für ein Produkt in dieser Preisklasse erwarte ich eine deutlich bessere Haltbarkeit und Zuverlässigkeit”
“Bekannte Hardware Probleme”
“Leider bin ich von der langfristigen Qualität des Backbone Controllers sehr enttäuscht”
Backbone return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
11.1%
Return rate
0%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Backbone questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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