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Helping Hands

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -20.5% this quarter, so Helping Hands is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 9% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +10 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£73K/yr91K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 41 brands · 74 sellers

Flapen Score

Helping Hands against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Helping Hands is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Helping Hands market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Helping Hands 91K times last year and spent an estimated £73K. The top 5 brands take 41% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 91K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £73K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
91K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.4%
Market size, estimated
£73Ka year
Peak month
December1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
helping hands33K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.63.

Listings sell for £12.63 on average, from £3.75 to £60.18. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £12.63 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.63under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.75–£60.18
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #81 within Power Tool Accessories. It carries 1,230 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
8.7%
Average rank
#81in Power Tool Accessories
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,230per listing
Listings tracked
50

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Helping Hands 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 only 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

41%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

52%

  • Rolson9%
  • Toolour8%
  • Preciva8%
  • tonhui8%
  • MJFENDAI8%
  • BEEYUIHF7%

Demand

Helping Hands search demand

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

2K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Helping Hands search terms shoppers use

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

  • helping hands33K/yr
  • helping hands soldering18K/yr
  • soldering helping hands12K/yr
  • helping hand11K/yr
  • soldering clamp7K/yr
  • third hand5K/yr
  • soldering holder4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Helping Hands

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

Complain

Durability24%−0.31

Broke very quickly

Broke after a small number of uses

Broke after 3 days

Quality-Overall14%−0.02

the overall quality of the items on Amazon in the last few years is disgustly low quality

Incredibly cheap quality

Bad quality

Strength11%−0.02

Not very strong

not very sturdy

Too flimsy

Grip7%+0.56

Rubbish grip, none closing pincher

slips off easily

The grip isn't great either

Size-Overall6%−0.02

Not fit for purpose

Thought it would be a lot bigger than what it is

It is quite small though

Love

Quality-Overall16%−0.02

Excellent product

appears to be well-made

Far higher quality than I had expected

Value For Money13%+1.19

very affordable

Excellent value for money

Great value

Ease Of Use13%+0.97

comes in handy

Ease of use

Makes life easier

Grip13%+0.56

Fantastic grip

Good gripper

easy to use with good grip

Strength11%−0.02

Sturdy build

It's strong

Really nice and stable

Return

0.4% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Defective Material/Parts19%█▅▅▅▅▄
Functionality-Overall17%▇▆████

This hardly picks up anything

Didn't work for me

There is no one working properly

Durability15%▆█▅▇▇█

Broke very quickly

Broke after a small number of uses

Broke after 3 days

Grip14%▇▆▆█▅▇

Rubbish grip, none closing pincher

slips off easily

The grip isn't great either

Size-Overall6%▃█▃▂▄▅

Not fit for purpose

Thought it would be a lot bigger than what it is

It is quite small though

FAQ

Common Helping Hands questions

Answered from the same tracked data.