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Apple Pencil 1st Generation

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Apple Pencil 1st Generation is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 728 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −5 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£257K/yr210K searches / yr
90-day growth
-39.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
86%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 57 sellers

Flapen Score

Apple Pencil 1st Generation against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Apple Pencil 1st Generation is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Apple Pencil 1st Generation market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Apple Pencil 1st Generation 210K times last year and spent an estimated £257K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 210K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -39.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £257K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
210K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-39.5%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£257Ka year
Peak month
November6.8× the quietest month
Top search term
apple pencil 1st generation64K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £30.58.

Listings sell for £30.58 on average, from £9.64 to £75.06. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £30.58 that is £38K to £46K a year per listing.

Average price
£30.58inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.64–£75.06
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£38K–£46K
Returns
2.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #59 within Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices. It carries 10,858 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
88%
Out of stock, average day
6.0%
Average rank
#59in Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
10,858per listing
Listings tracked
8

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Apple Pencil 1st Generation 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 86% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£26K£51K£77K£103K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • metapen62%
  • Apple20%
  • HATOKU6%
  • Logitech6%
  • KIROSA6%

Demand

Apple Pencil 1st Generation search demand

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

20K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.8×

Search terms

Top Apple Pencil 1st Generation search terms shoppers use

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

  • apple pencil 1st generation64K/yr
  • metapen41K/yr
  • meta pen15K/yr
  • metapen ipad pencil16K/yr
  • logitech crayon10K/yr
  • metapen pencil a88K/yr
  • logitech crayon for ipad9K/yr
  • apple pencil 1st gen9K/yr
  • meta pen ipad pencil6K/yr
  • metapen a84K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Apple Pencil 1st Generation

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

Complain

Durability21%−0.16

Doesn't last

broken after very little use

Broke after 6 months

Charging13%−0.04

Stopped charging half the time as well

Does nothing when fully charged

Which now refuses to even recharge

Functionality-Overall11%−0.11

it wont turn on

Didnt work

Does not work properly

Value For Money10%+1.98

costing considerably more

I saw a few very expensive versions

It is expensive

Compatibility-Overall7%+0.53

Falsely advertised it does not pair with any and all iPads

Was worried that it wouldnt be compatible with my ipad

the latest models werent compatible

Love

Value For Money26%+1.98

Excellent value

Excellent value

Good for the price

Quality-Overall13%+0.76

Excellent product

The build quality is, as expected, premium

feels well made

Compatibility-Overall11%+0.53

Good compatibility

it pairs instantly

Works really well with iPad

Charging8%−0.04

stays charged

Holds charge

Charges quickly

Ease Of Use8%+0.32

Comfortable to use

Its good for everyday use

is easy to hold even after long periods of use

Return

2.4% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall42%███▇▇█

Falsely advertised it does not pair with any and all iPads

Was worried that it wouldnt be compatible with my ipad

the latest models werent compatible

Functionality-Overall22%█▇▇█▇▇

it wont turn on

Didnt work

Does not work properly

Connectivity-Overall10%▆█▆▇▆▆

Connectivity is poor

Doesnt connect

It often drops connection

Charging7%█▇▅▇▆█

Stopped charging half the time as well

Does nothing when fully charged

Which now refuses to even recharge

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption3%▄▂▅▂█▅

I recently purchased a pencil for my iPad, however, when using the pencil I noticed it wouldnt magnetise properly and would stick on my iPad at a tilt, otherwise the pencil was working perfectly fine

Magnet does not work properly on A16 ipad

Manky Magnets

FAQ

Common Apple Pencil 1st Generation questions

Answered from the same tracked data.