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Smart Meter Energy Monitor

Fail

Demand is soft, at -28.5% this quarter, so Smart Meter Energy Monitor 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
£128K/yr165K searches / yr
90-day growth
-28.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 55 sellers

Flapen Score

Smart Meter Energy Monitor against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Smart Meter Energy Monitor is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Smart Meter Energy Monitor market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Smart Meter Energy Monitor 165K times last year and spent an estimated £128K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 165K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -28.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £128K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
165K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-28.5%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£128Ka year
Peak month
November2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
smart meter energy monitor36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £41.67.

Listings sell for £41.67 on average, from £7.19 to £165.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £41.67 that is £4K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£41.67inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.19–£165.60
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£10K
Returns
2.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #35 within Electrical. It carries 3,659 reviews at 4.30 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
6.2%
Average rank
#35in Electrical
Average rating
4.30 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,659per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Smart Meter Energy Monitor 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£26K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

27%

  • MECHEER28%
  • efergy14%
  • POFET11%
  • Tapo8%
  • WANGCL6%
  • EMPORIA ENERGY6%

Demand

Smart Meter Energy Monitor search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Smart Meter Energy Monitor search terms shoppers use

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

  • smart meter energy monitor36K/yr
  • energy monitor25K/yr
  • electricity usage monitor18K/yr
  • power meter13K/yr
  • smart meter14K/yr
  • ct clamp energy monitor8K/yr
  • watt meter8K/yr
  • electricity usage monitor plug4K/yr
  • energy meter5K/yr
  • power monitor5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Smart Meter Energy Monitor

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

Complain

Connectivity-Overall21%−0.14

Won't connect

Very difficult to connect

Impossible to connect

Durability12%−0.11

Does not last

after a few months they just fail

Failed after a year

Value For Money6%+0.36

Bit expensive

not for a device that is as expensive as it is

Pricing is a bit strange you can buy 2 packs of 2 for less that a pack of 4

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%−0.02

Instructions a little vague

The instructions are terrible

Instructions not clear enough for non tec users

Functionality-Overall5%−0.03

Don't work

Doesnt Work Reliably

stopped working

Love

Ease Of Use15%+1.37

Easy to use

Easy to read

no effort at all

Quality-Overall15%+0.70

Excellent Product

Build quality is good, the manual on/off button is easy to reach and use

The build quality feels solid

Assembly/Installation15%+1.13

Easy to set up

Easy enough to configure

Easy to install

Socket/Port/Plug11%+0.53

Great smart socket

Really smart sockets

Fantastic socket

Value For Money9%+0.36

Very affordable

Great Value

Good Value

Return

2.0% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Connectivity-Overall28%██▆▅▆▅

Won't connect

Very difficult to connect

Impossible to connect

Functionality-Overall19%▇█▇▇▇█

Don't work

Doesnt Work Reliably

stopped working

Compatibility-Overall18%▇▆▆█▇▇

not zigbee compatible :

Wouldnt pair

This is not compatible with tethering

Size-Overall5%▃▅█▅▅▆
Defective Material/Parts4%▅▅▇▇█▆

FAQ

Common Smart Meter Energy Monitor questions

Answered from the same tracked data.