Skip to content

Motion Sensor

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Motion Sensor doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

27
Skip it
Market size 17Growth 8Conversion 43Competition 2Returns 49Price range 81Avg price 84Brand share 0Review moat 31Quality gap 45
This niche Category average

Is Motion Sensor profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Motion Sensor is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (104K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 27/100.

Motion Sensor: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -34.8% over the last 90 days and 3.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£66K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-34.8%104K
Conversion rate3.4%
Avg price£18.59

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 49
Top-5 product click share97%
Open market0%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 6 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,365

Top Motion Sensor 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 capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£10K£20K£30K£40K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Tapo52%
  • Philips Hue42%
  • SONOFF6%

Motion Sensor demand & seasonality

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

Volume104KCVR3.4%Products6Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews3,365Avg BSR#25
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Motion Sensor search terms shoppers use

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

  • tapo motion sensor20K/yr
  • hue motion sensor16K/yr
  • smart motion sensor9K/yr
  • hue sensor8K/yr
  • smart sensor6K/yr
  • philips hue motion sensor8K/yr
  • wifi motion sensor4K/yr
  • alexa motion sensor6K/yr
  • sensors4K/yr
  • matter motion sensor5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Motion Sensor

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

What buyers love

65% of reviews
Assembly/Installation17%

Easy to use and install

Quality-Overall10%

Great quality and easy installation

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Value For Money6%

Best compact product for ita price

Compatibility-Overall5%

works well with the Tapo app and compatible smart home devices

What buyers complain about

50% of reviews
Size-Overall9%

didn't fit my door frames

Quality-Overall7%

Cheap

Touch/Button Controls7%

Bulky and would have been better as flat device with 3 buttons

Connectivity-Overall7%

the hub with HD installed constantly losing connection. even though wired directly into router

Compatibility-Overall4%

Worth mentioning that it does require a compatible hub

Motion Sensor return rate & reasons

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

3.1%

Return rate

8%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall
23%
2Connectivity-Overall
21%
3Functionality-Overall
19%
4Defective Material/Parts
7%
5Size-Overall
5%

Common Motion Sensor questions

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

Flapen scores Motion Sensor 27/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £66K/yr across 6 tracked products. Search demand moved -34.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Motion Sensor on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.