Is fingerbot profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £212K/yr across 27 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).

How competitive is the fingerbot niche?

2 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in fingerbot?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 5.4% — above our launch gate.

What does it cost to enter the fingerbot niche?

Listings span £11.53–£247.66; the average listing price is £72.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,440 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

fingerbot

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great£72.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good50%

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

Market size

Okay£212K

£212K/yr · 168K searches

Price range

Okay£11.53–£247.66

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

Growth

Okay+1.8%

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

Review moat

Bad6,440.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Bad5.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.8%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Returns High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, fingerbot is a £212K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (168K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fingerbot market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £217K–£289K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.8%
Avg BSR: #153
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 85%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 28 months
Avg seller age: 198 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

SwitchBot95%
MOES5%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 28 weeks — +1.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top fingerbot search terms

switchbot115K/yr +8.9%1.3% conv.
switch bot25K/yr -9.6%1.4% conv.
button pusher8K/yr -10.6%0.4% conv.
fingerbot9K/yr -26.5%0.7% conv.
smart button pusher6K/yr -13.4%0.7% conv.
finger bot5K/yr -8.8%0.5% conv.

All search terms

Top fingerbot 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SwitchBot Smart Switch Toggle - Make Switch Intelligent App and Timer Control Add Hub Mini to Make it Compatible with Alexa Google Home and IFTTT (White)

SwitchBot£21.334.0★34,403 rev

SwitchBot IP65 Indoor Outdoor Hygrometer Thermometer Wireless 3Packs 100m Bluetooth Range Refrigerator Thermometer Dewpoint/VPD/Absolute Humidity Sensor 2-Year Battery Life Free Data Storage

SwitchBot£25.974.3★10,002 rev

SwitchBot Standing Circulator Fan with RGB Lights 22dB Ultra-Quiet Floor Fan with Remote Control Matter Compatible via Hub 9.15 m/min Airflow Height Adjustable 4 Modes 9 Speeds 9-Hour Timer

SwitchBot£73.984.6★279 rev

SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher - Fingerbot for Automatic Light Switch Timer and APP Bluetooth Remote Control Works with Alexa Google Home IFTTT When Paired with SwitchBot Hub (Black)

SwitchBot£21.664.0★34,403 rev

SwitchBot Hub Mini Smart Control Universal Hub for Smart Home IR Remote for TV and Air Conditioner Connect SwitchBot Devices to WiFi Works with Alexa Google Home

SwitchBot£25.154.3★55,425 rev

Newest

by launch date

SwitchBot Smart E-Ink Home Dashboard 7.5 Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Temp & Humidity Monitor with Schedule Display 2.4GHz Wi-Fi/BLE Works with Google iCloud Outlook & Yahoo

SwitchBot£82.3886 rev

1mo ago

SwitchBot AI Art Frame 13.3 Wireless Digital Photo Frame Electronic Ink Picture Frame Extremely Long Battery Life Table and Wall Mountable Alexa Compatible AI-Generated Art

SwitchBot£247.66125 rev

3mo ago

SwitchBot Standing Circulator Fan with RGB Lights 22dB Ultra-Quiet Floor Fan with Remote Control Matter Compatible via Hub 9.15 m/min Airflow Height Adjustable 4 Modes 9 Speeds 9-Hour Timer

SwitchBot£73.98279 rev

7mo ago

2025 Automatic Curtain Opener 3 Rod-Bluetooth Remote Control WiFi&Smartphone Control Upgraded High-Performance Compatible with Alexa Google Home HomeKit (2025 Curtain Opener*2&Remote)

SwitchBot£119.76180 rev

8mo ago

SwitchBot mmWave Radar Presence Sensor - Smart Home Light & Device Control at Presence Motion Sensor with Dynamic Detection Alexa HomeKit & Apple Home via SwitchBot Hub 2-Year Battery Life

SwitchBot£24.09452 rev

9mo ago

What buyers say about fingerbot

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use15%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall9%

“I like the quality”

Assembly/Installation7%

“This was easy to set up”

Battery Life6%

“very long battery life”

Value For Money5%

“Not overly expensive either”

Connectivity-Overall4%

“connection was a breeze as the app discovered it right away”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“It works as announced”

Sensor3%

“so far has been accurate with its detection”

Design-Overall3%

“Sleek and powerful”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“Work well with Home Assistant”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall11%

“Does not work well”

Connectivity-Overall11%

“it drops connection”

Durability4%

“Failed within hours”

Touch/Button Controls4%

“The switch bot doesnt work on it”

Battery Life4%

“It just will not function. new battery installed”

Size-Overall4%

“Work well the wife said it was bigger than she wanted”

Value For Money3%

“Thought this was expensive for one”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Misleading. incorrect”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“no real instructions”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“It works on the app but dont work with Alexa.”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall21%

Compatibility-Overall18%

Connectivity-Overall17%

Strength5%

Size-Overall5%