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3doodler Start Refills

Fail

Demand is soft, at -59.1% this quarter, so 3doodler Start Refills is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 638 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −10 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£54K/yr33K searches / yr
90-day growth
-59.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
80%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

3doodler Start Refills against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, 3doodler Start Refills is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 3doodler Start Refills market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 3doodler Start Refills 33K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 33K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -59.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
33K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-59.1%
Conversion, latest week
12.2%
Market size, estimated
£54Ka year
Peak month
December9.6× the quietest month
Top search term
3doodler refills17K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.15.

Listings sell for £13.15 on average, from £8.26 to £32.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.15 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.15under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.26–£32.70
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #229 within 3D Printing & Scanning. It carries 1,673 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
13.9%
Average rank
#229in 3D Printing & Scanning
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,673per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 13 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
13 months

Products

Top 3doodler Start Refills products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 80% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • ytorgr34%
  • Kretrum30%
  • GOEDEKE12%
  • Innovess8%
  • HEUIOP4%
  • 3Doodler4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Demand

3doodler Start Refills search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.6×

Search terms

Top 3doodler Start Refills search terms shoppers use

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

  • 3doodler refills17K/yr
  • 3d doodler pen refills13K/yr
  • 3doodler start refills3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 3doodler Start Refills

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Ease Of Use11%−0.01

not that easy to use

It is a bit tricky to get the hang of

not that easy to use. Takes a bit of practice to get it right.

Compatibility-Overall8%−0.16

Not suitable with 3Doodler pen

Charging8%−0.09

Wont charge after a while

slow to charge

now it wont charge no matter what we do

Durability7%−0.10

Unfortunately for the amount of time that my child likes to create it doesnt last very long

Only lasted about a month

Hard Feel6%−0.02

It's initially very fiddly

difficult to finish a line because of that

Quite stringy and do not harden as fast compared to the originals

Love

Value For Money19%+1.03

Good Value

Excellent value

Great value

Quality-Overall17%+0.58

Excellent quality

Good product

On time and the product was very good

Color16%+1.03

Good colours

Good quality and colour choice

The colors themselves are vibrant

Fun/Entertainment Experience6%+0.53

She loves playing with it

great fun

Great fun for creative kids

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.44

Does what it says

Return

1.1% Return rate 30% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall25%█▅█▄▆▆
Size-Overall19%▄▁▅▃▆█
Gifting Purpose8%▂█▃▆▁▁
Compatibility-Overall6%▄█▇▆▆▁

Not suitable with 3Doodler pen

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▄█▁▃▃▅

FAQ

Common 3doodler Start Refills questions

Answered from the same tracked data.