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Vortex Mixer

Maybe

Products sell for $30.64 on average, inside the sweet spot. But demand is soft, at -21.6% this quarter, so Vortex Mixer is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 40% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£63K/yr54K searches / yr
90-day growth
-21.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
62%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Vortex Mixer against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Vortex Mixer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Vortex Mixer market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Vortex Mixer 54K times last year and spent an estimated £63K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 54K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £63K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
54K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-21.6%
Conversion, latest week
3.8%
Market size, estimated
£63Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
vortex mixer29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £30.64.

Listings sell for £30.64 on average, from £15.82 to £66.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £30.64 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£30.64inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£15.82–£66.59
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #261 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 116 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
10.7%
Average rank
#261in Lab & Scientific Products
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
116per listing
Listings tracked
18

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 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Vortex Mixer 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 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

21%

  • Elikliv26%
  • Magicrose12%
  • AYINLAB12%
  • ANRAIE10%
  • PRECIPETTE10%
  • GUNDDIYCLUB8%

Demand

Vortex Mixer search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Vortex Mixer search terms shoppers use

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

  • vortex mixer29K/yr
  • paint shaker12K/yr
  • paint shaker for model paints6K/yr
  • model paint shaker4K/yr
  • vortex paint mixer3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Vortex Mixer

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

Complain

Durability34%−0.51

Stopped working after a couple of months

Broken after a month

Knocks off after 2 minutes

Quality-Overall12%−0.08

Great mixer poor build quality

cheap,

very cheap quality for the price

Functionality-Overall12%−0.16

nothing would power it

Mine too has failed

Worked for 25 seconds managed to not fully mix a paint

Paint Quality4%+0.88

Picture in is of the vortex mixer trying to mix a warhammer contrast paint and failing hence the low review and return

A small down side for getting smooth and mixed paint

Size-Overall3%0.00

It is small

Size wise it's a little smaller than a cup of coffee

Love

Paint Quality20%+0.88

Fantastic bit of kit it gets used nearly every day and works well, definitely recommend for anyone who uses lots of different paints

Makes paint preparation quick, consistent, and hassle-free

I like painting mini figures

Ease Of Use19%+1.56

Very easy to use

This is so handy

It's easy to operate

Value For Money9%+0.72

Great value

its excellent value for money

Good value

Quality-Overall8%−0.08

the build quality seems high

Build quality feels solid and reliable

Excellent quality

Efficiency7%+0.36

Works effectively, no issues

Works very well

Works well while it still works

Return

1.4% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall32%▆▆▆█▅█

nothing would power it

Mine too has failed

Worked for 25 seconds managed to not fully mix a paint

Durability14%▂▇█▄▃▁

Stopped working after a couple of months

Broken after a month

Knocks off after 2 minutes

Size-Overall9%▁▄▁▆▁█

It is small

Size wise it's a little smaller than a cup of coffee

Defective Material/Parts8%▇▃█▇▃▁
Quality-Overall5%▁▃▁▁█▁

Great mixer poor build quality

cheap,

very cheap quality for the price

FAQ

Common Vortex Mixer questions

Answered from the same tracked data.