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Power Probe

Fail

Demand is soft, at +4.2% this quarter, so Power Probe is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£143K/yr64K searches / yr
90-day growth
+4.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Power Probe against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Power Probe market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Power Probe 64K times last year and spent an estimated £143K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 64K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +4.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £143K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
64K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+4.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£143Ka year
Peak month
February1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
power probe56K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £79.60.

Listings sell for £79.60 on average, from £11.62 to £278.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £79.60 that is £0 to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£79.60inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£11.62–£278.23
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£8K
Returns
2.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #145 within Electrical. It carries 587 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.6%
Average rank
#145in Electrical
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
587per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Power Probe 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£29K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

12%

  • Powerprobe24%
  • ZKTOOL21%
  • Autel20%
  • VDIAGTOOL12%
  • Sealey5%
  • YOZAIUUI5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Demand

Power Probe search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Power Probe search terms shoppers use

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

  • power probe56K/yr
  • powerprobe5K/yr
  • power probe 33K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Power Probe

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall38%−0.32

doesnt do the job its intended for properly

Not working

Unfortunately it wasn't working properly

Quality-Overall14%+0.14

Disappointed with the performance

Rubbish

Durability14%−0.09

Broken after 2 mins of use

Dont last

The first one broke after a couple of months got in contact they sent a full replacement within 2 days

Value For Money7%+0.97

Not worth the expense

Waste of money

Material Quality6%−0.04

The shell is cheap plastic, I mean, DO NOT BUY THIS CHEAP THING, NO WORTH

The plastic that the instruments are made from could definitely be improved

Love

Value For Money26%+0.97

Good price

Fantastic value for money

Good value tool

Quality-Overall21%+0.14

Well made item easy to use

Great piece of kit

Excellent quality

Ease Of Use15%+1.67

Easy to use

Very handy

it's really handy

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+0.81

Works as it should

does the job

As described

Efficiency6%+0.59

Good bit of kit works well

Works really well

Worked great

Return

2.0% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall47%█▇█▆██

doesnt do the job its intended for properly

Not working

Unfortunately it wasn't working properly

Defective Material/Parts11%▂▆▁▇█▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%█▁▃▃▁▁
Compatibility-Overall7%▁▁▅▁▁█
Connectivity-Overall6%▇█▁▃▆▇

FAQ

Common Power Probe questions

Answered from the same tracked data.