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Homekit Smart Plug

soft demand (-30.1% this quarter) — Homekit Smart Plug doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 26Growth 10Conversion 59Competition 42Returns 76Price range 83Avg price 93Brand share 11Review moat 47Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Homekit Smart Plug profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Homekit Smart Plug is a £110K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (98K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Homekit Smart 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 -30.1% over the last 90 days and 5.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£110K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-30.1%98K
Conversion rate5.1%
Avg price£22.09

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 65
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market5%
Avg brand age35 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 · 22 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,772

Top Homekit Smart 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 take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£22K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

2%

  • meross77%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • Eightree4%
  • Tapo3%
  • Philips Hue3%
  • SONOFF2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)

Homekit Smart Plug demand & seasonality

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

Volume98KCVR5.1%Products22Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate23.5%Rating4.3★Reviews1,772Avg BSR#61
9K7KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.3×

Top Homekit Smart Plug search terms shoppers use

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

  • meross smart plug57K/yr
  • homekit smart plug10K/yr
  • homekit plug6K/yr
  • aqara smart plug4K/yr
  • smart plug apple homekit8K/yr
  • smart plug homekit5K/yr
  • apple homekit smart plug5K/yr
  • smart plug meross3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Homekit Smart Plug

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Assembly/Installation19%

Easy to install

Socket/Port/Plug15%

Great plug

Quality-Overall14%

The build quality feels solid

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Connectivity-Overall8%

Ive had no issues with connections at all

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Connectivity-Overall29%

Poor Connectivity

Durability14%

Fail after several months of use

Quality-Overall6%

Utterly rubbish

Assembly/Installation6%

Issues with set up

Value For Money6%

Not worth the money

Homekit Smart Plug return rate & reasons

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

1.9%

Return rate

4%

Fixable by listing

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

1Connectivity-Overall
33%
2Compatibility-Overall
25%
3Functionality-Overall
15%
4Socket/Port/Plug
6%
5Defective Material/Parts
3%

Common Homekit Smart Plug questions

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

Flapen scores Homekit Smart Plug 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £110K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -30.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Homekit Smart Plug on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.3× the quietest.