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# **automatic curtain opener and closer**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 6Growth 10Conversion 2Competition 22Returns 24Price range 55Avg price 83Brand share 27Review moat 86Quality gap 88
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****282.21**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****£79.29**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****£30.35–£157.30**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Bad****5.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Bad****73%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-29.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£24K**
£24K/yr · 156K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, automatic curtain opener and closer is a £24K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (156K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **automatic curtain opener and closer market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£79K–£99K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#705**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **79%**
- **Sponsored**
- **89%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **179 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**12 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**18**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**73%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**9%**
- SwitchBot68% - Generic8% - Quoya4% - MINICURTAIN4% - Aqara4% - Luocute2% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 9%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -29.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/automatic-curtain-opener-and-closer/trend)
## **Top automatic curtain opener and closer search terms**
- **automatic curtain opener and closer**31K/yr-30.6%0.3% conv. - **smart curtain opener**20K/yr-32.6%0.1% conv. - **curtain opener**16K/yr-30.7%0.4% conv. - **smart curtains**16K/yr-31.8%0.1% conv. - **electric curtain opener**10K/yr-31.3%0.2% conv. - **automatic curtain opener**9K/yr-30.6%0.3% conv. - **switchbot curtain 3**9K/yr-37.9%1.9% conv. - **electric curtain**9K/yr-34.6%0.0% conv. - **alexa curtain opener and closer**7K/yr-35.3%0.7% conv. - **curtain closer automatic**6K/yr-22.4%0.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/automatic-curtain-opener-and-closer/search-terms)
## **Top automatic curtain opener and closer 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%£2K20%£5K30%£7K40%£9K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SwitchBot Smart Automatic Curtain Opener for Curtain Rods Bluetooth App & Timer Control Quiet Motor for Heavy Curtains (33 lbs) Works with Alexa Google Home & Apple Home (Hub Required)**SwitchBot**£64.64**4.2★173 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5QLDY8B) [2**2025 Automatic Curtain Opener 3 Rod-Bluetooth Remote Control WiFi&Smartphone Control Upgraded High-Performance Compatible with Alexa Google Home HomeKit (2025 Curtain Opener*2&Remote)**SwitchBot**£119.65**4.4★177 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB38TSRV) [3**SwitchBot Smart Automatic Curtain Opener - Bluetooth Remote Control with App/Timer Upgraded Performance Motor Add SwitchBot Hub to Make it Work with Alexa Google Home HomeKit(Curtain 3 U Rail)**SwitchBot**£58.28**4.3★486 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6XZYFS7) [4**SwitchBot Smart Automatic Curtain Opener - Bluetooth Remote Control with App/Timer Upgraded High-Performance Motor Add SwitchBot Hub to Make it Work with Alexa Google Home HomeKit(Curtain 3 Rod)**SwitchBot**£63.40**4.4★1,602 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6XVXPCC) [5**Smart Automatic Curtain Opener Remote Control Electric Curtain Opener Compatible for T/U Track Automatic Curtain Opener Long Life White (1PC Roman Pole)**Generic**£31.46**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FBQWSX83)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Automatic Curtain Opener And Closer Remote Controlled Electric Curtain Opener For Roman Rods And U/I Shaped-Rails-In-Any-Room(1PC Roman pole)**EfforPrac**£30.35**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GWGRQ8TX) [**Luocute Automatic Curtain Opener Smart Electric Curtain with Remote Control for App Compatible with Alexa Home No Drill Quiet Motor for Bedroom Living Room Office**Luocute**£42.94**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GNTHQD65) [**Automatic Curtain Opener Automatic Curtain Opener And Closer For Roman Rod/I-Shaped/U-Shaped Tracks Electric Curtain With Remote Smart Curtain Opener Electronic(1PC Roman pole)**Glewi**£30.74**0 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGXSWNDY) [**WIOTEK WiFi Curtain Opener Robot Automatic Curtain System Voice Control App Enabled - Compatible with Alexa & Google Home (2 Pack)**Generic**£100.97**2 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GF4M9Z9N) [**2025 Automatic Curtain Opener 3 Rod-Bluetooth Remote Control WiFi&Smartphone Control Upgraded High-Performance Compatible with Alexa Google Home HomeKit (2025 Curtain Opener*2&Remote)**SwitchBot**£119.65**177 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB38TSRV)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Automatic Curtain Opener And Closer Remote Controlled Electric Curtain Opener For Roman Rods And U/I Shaped-Rails-In-Any-Room(1PC Roman pole)**EfforPrac**£30.35**0.0★**▲ 352%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GWGRQ8TX) [**Luocute Automatic Curtain Opener Smart Electric Curtain with Remote Control for App Compatible with Alexa Home No Drill Quiet Motor for Bedroom Living Room Office**Luocute**£42.94**0.0★**▲ 351%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GNTHQD65) [**WIOTEK WiFi Curtain Opener Robot Automatic Curtain System Voice Control App Enabled - Compatible with Alexa & Google Home (2 Pack)**Generic**£100.97**4.6★**▲ 240%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GF4M9Z9N) [**Smart Mini40 Motorised Curtain System 60kg Load Capacity Remote Control Voice and App Compatible (4.2M)**MINICURTAIN**£130.00**3.3★**▲ 138%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQ5GQ2Y5) [**2025 Automatic Curtain Opener 3 Rod-Bluetooth Remote Control WiFi&Smartphone Control Upgraded High-Performance Compatible with Alexa Google Home HomeKit (2025 Curtain Opener*2&Remote)**SwitchBot**£119.65**4.4★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB38TSRV)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about automatic curtain opener and closer**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Assembly/Installation**15%
*“Assemble is not too complicated”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Good quality and easy to install”*
**Noise Level**11%
*“Its not too noisy”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“The concept is very convenient”*
**Battery Life**5%
*“Battery life is good”*
**Connectivity-Overall**5%
*“Connects easily via the Switchbot app”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“For the price”*
**Strength**4%
*“Powerful and easy to setup”*
**Charging**4%
*“very robust and like the solar panel power add on so I dont have to think about charging”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“Well designed and made”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**9%
*“Thought this was expensive for one”*
**Assembly/Installation**9%
*“Its complicated to set up”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“no other way of fitting it”*
**Noise Level**7%
*“Louder than the knock off brand”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**5%
*“Instructions could be a little better”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“a real shame for saying how nice a quality item it is”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Not working as expected at all”*
**Durability**2%
*“But disappointed it didnt last long”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“It says it is compatible with silver poles that goes through eyelet curtains but its not”*
**Strength**2%
*“criticism is that it is a bit chunky”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**19%
**Compatibility-Overall**16%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Connectivity-Overall**10%
**Value For Money**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Noise Level**3%
**Assembly/Installation**3%
**Product Condition**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is automatic curtain opener and closer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £24K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -29.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
- **How competitive is the automatic curtain opener and closer niche?**
- 12 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in automatic curtain opener and closer?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Assembly/Installation, Size-Overall. The return rate is 5.3% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for automatic curtain opener and closer peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the automatic curtain opener and closer niche?**
- Listings span £30.35–£157.30; the average listing price is £79.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 282 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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