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Spirit Box

weak search conversion (1.0%) — Spirit Box doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 18Growth 25Conversion 13Competition 36Returns 74Price range 80Avg price 95Brand share 42Review moat 92Quality gap 94
This niche Category average

Is Spirit Box profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Spirit Box is a £71K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (166K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Spirit Box: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -0.6% over the last 90 days and 1.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£71K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-0.6%166K
Conversion rate1.0%
Avg price£42.48

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.

20%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 56
Top-5 product click share64%
Open market20%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 19 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews168

Top Spirit Box 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 take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • PARANORMIC24%
  • SpiritShack23%
  • Spirit Box13%
  • BODYA12%
  • Shinekoo8%
  • Nemesis Now5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)

Spirit Box demand & seasonality

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

Volume166KCVR1.0%Products19Brands14Top 5 Brands80%OOS Rate33.7%Rating4.0★Reviews168Avg BSR#171
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Spirit Box search terms shoppers use

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

  • spirit box126K/yr
  • spirit box ghost hunting equipment uk11K/yr
  • ghost box9K/yr
  • alice box5K/yr
  • alice box ghost hunting5K/yr
  • spirit box ghost hunting6K/yr
  • estes method ghost equipment4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Spirit Box

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

Great piece of kit

Audio Quality17%

Good sound

Value For Money16%

Worth the price

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%

As described

Size-Overall5%

Great value for money nice size

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

Doesn't do wjat it says

Noise Level13%

Poor noise removal too

Functionality-Overall11%

Doesn't work

Charging7%

Only charging cable, no ear phones, plug in mic, no telephone adapter or telephone adapter like was advertised

Microphone7%

Doesnt seem to work with an external microphone despite saying it should

Spirit Box return rate & reasons

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

2.1%

Return rate

22%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
16%
2Quality-Overall
15%
3Size-Overall
10%
4Defective Material/Parts
8%
5Audio Quality
7%

Common Spirit Box questions

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

Flapen scores Spirit Box 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £71K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -0.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Spirit Box on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.