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Scharade

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Scharade doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

29
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Ranks 1,959 of 2,084 Spielzeug niches · −14 vs the category median of 43

Market size 6Growth 8Conversion 59Competition 4Returns 95Price range 54Avg price 83Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 2,084 niches

Is Scharade profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Scharade is a €25K/yr Amazon Germany market (26K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 29/100.

Scharade: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -33.9% over the last 90 days and 5.1% of searches end in a purchase.

€25K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-33.9%26K
Conversion rate5.1%
Avg price€18.31

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 66
Top-5 product click share95%
Open market0%
Avg brand age41 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 6 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews3,979

Top Scharade products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€4K€7K€11K€15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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  • Piatnik5%

Scharade demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume26KCVR5.1%Products6Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews3,979Avg BSR#1,680
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×

Top Scharade search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • scharade11K/yr
  • guess what spiel6K/yr
  • guess what5K/yr
  • scharade spiel erwachsene4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scharade

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

99% of reviews
Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis76%

Lustig

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

Fördert dich zu öffnen

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

Macht was es soll

Produktzustand4%

Ein alter Klassiker, neu aufgelegt und verbessert

Kreativität3%

Für Kreative Leute

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis25%

Eher langweilig gewesen

Hartes Gefühl13%

Auf der einen Seite sind diese zu schwierig

Geschenk Zweck13%

würden wir nicht nochmal kaufen oder verschenken.

Qualität insgesamt8%

Billig, Billiger, am Billigsten

Funktionalität insgesamt8%

Die mitgelieferte Stoppuhr, ist nicht konstant und bleibt die Hälfte der Zeit hängen, weil der Sand nicht fein genug ist

Scharade return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.0%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Geschenk Zweck
25%
2Gesamtgröße
17%
3Kompatibilität – insgesamt
17%
4Funktionalität insgesamt
13%
5Produktzustand
8%

Common Scharade questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Scharade 29/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €25K/yr across 6 tracked products. Search demand moved -33.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Scharade on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 8.6× the quietest.