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ph meter

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but soft demand (-2.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 35Growth 24Conversion 78Competition 33Returns 86Price range 64Avg price 78Brand share 39Review moat 82Quality gap 92

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great361.18

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great7.8%

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

Avg price

Great£16.18

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£5.56–£31.96

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

Brand share

Okay82%

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

Market size

Okay£173K

£173K/yr · 138K searches

Competition

Okay65%

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

Growth

Bad-2.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ph meter is a £173K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ph meter market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£129K–£162K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.8%
Avg BSR
#19
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
9.2%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • flintronic41%
  • YINMIK14%
  • GIDIGI11%
  • UIUZMAR11%
  • Qtksceadlnce4%
  • JIANGBINGREN4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top ph meter search terms

  • ph meter50K/yr
  • ph tester20K/yr
  • ph tester for water14K/yr
  • ph pen12K/yr
  • ph meter for water10K/yr
  • water ph tester7K/yr
  • ph water tester6K/yr
  • digital ph meter5K/yr
  • ph meter for food6K/yr
  • ph probe4K/yr
All search terms

Top ph meter 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%£17K20%£35K30%£52K40%£69K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about ph meter

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use25%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money17%

“Ok for the price”

Efficiency11%

“Works perfectly”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting10%

“The instructions are very clear”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“works as advertised”

Quality-Overall6%

“Good kit”

Plant Growth3%

“My house plants are flourishing”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy3%

“Good working meter”

Strength3%

“solid device”

Design-Overall2%

“well constructed”

What buyers complain about

Durability19%

“Broke down quickly”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy19%

“Little tricky to get calibration done”

Quality-Overall16%

“Poor Quality”

Value For Money7%

“Not a cheap product”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Doesnt work”

Moist/Dry4%

“My old one showed all my houseplants were dry”

Size-Overall4%

“On a logarithmic scale that is so big as to be useless”

Weight Light3%

“Bit light weight”

Natural Resource Wastage3%

“time waste”

Display-Overall3%

“Display died after 20 minutes of use”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall28%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy13%
Defective Material/Parts13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Display-Overall6%
Quality-Overall4%
Ease Of Use3%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%
Durability3%
Certifications2%

Common questions

Is ph meter profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £173K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the ph meter niche?
12 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ph meter?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.4%.
When does demand for ph meter peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ph meter niche?
Listings span £5.56–£31.96; the average listing price is £16.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 361 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.