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Foldable Step Stool

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -2.0% this quarter, so Foldable Step Stool is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 43% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£147K/yr208K searches / yr
90-day growth
-2.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 29 sellers

Flapen Score

Foldable Step Stool against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Foldable Step Stool is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Foldable Step Stool market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Foldable Step Stool 208K times last year and spent an estimated £147K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 208K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £147K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
208K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-2.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.5%
Market size, estimated
£147Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
foldable step stool42K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.79.

Listings sell for £12.79 on average, from £5.70 to £25.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £12.79 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.79under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.70–£25.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 77% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #25 within Building Supplies. It carries 6,038 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
77%
Out of stock, average day
5.3%
Average rank
#25in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,038per listing
Listings tracked
39

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 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
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Foldable Step Stool 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 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£23K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

26%

  • KEPLIN19%
  • HOUSE DAY18%
  • Utopia Home17%
  • Armo Home9%
  • VonHaus7%
  • SAILUN3%

Demand

Foldable Step Stool search demand

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

5K4KSpike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Foldable Step Stool search terms shoppers use

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

  • foldable step stool42K/yr
  • kitchen steps fold away26K/yr
  • folding foot stool19K/yr
  • kitchen steps23K/yr
  • small steps foldable 2 step15K/yr
  • foldable foot stool13K/yr
  • collapsible step6K/yr
  • folding footstool8K/yr
  • heavy duty step stool6K/yr
  • fold up step8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Foldable Step Stool

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

Complain

Strength20%

Not very strong

Does not feel sturdy

Not sturdy

Quality-Overall12%−0.02

Terrible product

cheap quality

Bad Quality

Size-Overall10%−0.06

Not fit for purpose

it is too big

Very small

Durability9%−0.07

Broke on first use

broke after one use

Fell apart

Weight Heavy7%−0.03

Very heavy

Slightly heavier than I was expecting

Heavier than I expected

Love

Strength28%

Nice and sturdy

Great bit of kit very sturdy well made

Good sturdy stool

Quality-Overall15%−0.02

Good quality & delivered in excellent time

Excellent product

Very strong quality

Value For Money11%+1.04

Excellent Value for Money

Good Value

Excellent value

Ease Of Use9%+0.78

Easy to use

Makes life easier

easy to open

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.35

As advertised

Exactly as pictured

As described

Return

0.6% Return rate 40% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall31%▆▇▇▆█▇

Not fit for purpose

it is too big

Very small

Defective Material/Parts20%█▇█▆▆▆
Strength9%▇▅▇▅██

Not very strong

Does not feel sturdy

Not sturdy

Weight Heavy8%▅██▄▇▅

Very heavy

Slightly heavier than I was expecting

Heavier than I expected

Quality-Overall3%▆▄▄█▆▅

Terrible product

cheap quality

Bad Quality

FAQ

Common Foldable Step Stool questions

Answered from the same tracked data.