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Homekit Plug

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — Homekit Plug doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 30Growth 8Conversion 90Competition 0Returns 59Price range 66Avg price 86Brand share 0Review moat 72Quality gap 77
This niche Category average

Is Homekit Plug profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Homekit Plug is a £136K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (64K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Homekit Plug: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -33.8% over the last 90 days and 10.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£136K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-33.8%64K
Conversion rate10.9%
Avg price£19.54

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 · 29
Top-5 product click share100%
Open market0%
Avg brand age40 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 3 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews633

Top Homekit Plug 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 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£34K£68K£102K£136K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Philips Hue86%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • Innr6%

Homekit Plug demand & seasonality

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

Volume64KCVR10.9%Products3Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews633Avg BSR#21
7K5KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×

Top Homekit Plug search terms shoppers use

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

  • hue plug11K/yr
  • hue smart plug15K/yr
  • philips hue smart plug9K/yr
  • aqara smart plug4K/yr
  • homekit plug6K/yr
  • philips hue plug7K/yr
  • apple smart plug3K/yr
  • philips smart plug3K/yr
  • philips hue plug uk3K/yr
  • hue plug uk3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Homekit Plug

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Assembly/Installation15%

Easy set up

Quality-Overall15%

Overall, this is a reliable and easy-to-use smart plug that does exactly what you need, making it a great entry point into smart home automation

Socket/Port/Plug15%

Good smart plug

Connectivity-Overall10%

Ive had no issues with connections at all

Value For Money9%

I think it's worth it

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Connectivity-Overall21%

then loose connection soon after

Compatibility-Overall14%

and no matter how I tried it would not pair or work with Google

Functionality-Overall14%

Doesnt work

Durability13%

Doesn't last long

Quality-Overall5%

Rubbish

Homekit Plug return rate & reasons

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

2.7%

Return rate

5%

Fixable by listing

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

1Connectivity-Overall
36%
2Functionality-Overall
20%
3Compatibility-Overall
14%
4Socket/Port/Plug
5%
5Defective Material/Parts
4%

Common Homekit Plug questions

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

Flapen scores Homekit Plug 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £136K/yr across 3 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -33.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Homekit Plug on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 7.8× the quietest.