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apfelentkerner

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Soft demand (-48.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 1Conversion 82Competition 34Returns 97Price range 1Avg price 17Brand share 48Review moat 40Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.8%

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

Brand share

Okay76%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,472

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay65%

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

Market size

Okay€115K

€115K/yr · 215K searches

Avg price

Bad€6.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-48.6%

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

Price range

Bad€2.37–€15.19

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, apfelentkerner is a €115K/yr Amazon Germany market (215K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

apfelentkerner market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€152K–€183K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.8%
Avg BSR
#43
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
73%
Out of stock
8.3%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Asdirne31%
  • Zulay Kitchen16%
  • WMF10%
  • Schwertkrone9%
  • sebudion9%
  • WOLMIK9%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -48.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×

Top apfelentkerner search terms

  • apfelentkerner133K/yr
  • apfelausstecher40K/yr
  • apfelkernausstecher10K/yr
  • apfelentkerner edelstahl8K/yr
  • apfelausstecher edelstahl9K/yr
  • apfelstecher8K/yr
  • kerngehäuse ausstecher apfel3K/yr
  • kerngehäuse ausstecher4K/yr
All search terms

Top apfelentkerner 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%€12K20%€23K30%€35K40%€46K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about apfelentkerner

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

What buyers love

Benutzerfreundlichkeit18%

“Leicht im Handling”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Beste Qualität”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt13%

“Es macht was es soll”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Preisleistung OK”

Stärke8%

“Super stabil”

Effizienz6%

“Funktioniert prima”

Einfache Reinigung4%

“Solide Ausführung, leicht zu reinigen und einfach zu handhaben”

Griff4%

“Liegt gut in der Hand”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Guter Durchmesser”

Materialqualität3%

“Material”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt21%

“Müll”

Haltbarkeit18%

“Dreimal benutzt und schon defekt”

Farbe7%

“(Farbe blas)”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Sehr klein”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit7%

“was die Nutzung zusätzlich erschwert.”

Defekt Material/Teile4%

“1 Teil defekt”

Design insgesamt4%

“Leider ist die Konstruktion der Apfelentkerner mangelhaft”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Teuer”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis4%

“das war kein Spaß”

Stärke4%

“leider viel zu dünner Stahl”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße26%
Funktionalität insgesamt17%
Haltbarkeit13%
Qualität insgesamt9%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%
Holzqualität4%
Materialqualität4%
Montage/Installation3%
Mechanismus probleme3%

Common questions

Is apfelentkerner profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €115K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -48.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the apfelentkerner niche?
12 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in apfelentkerner?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Farbe. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for apfelentkerner peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the apfelentkerner niche?
Listings span €2.37–€15.19; the average listing price is €6.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,472 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.