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Spider Trap

Maybe

Search demand grew +194.1% this quarter. But prices span $3.85–$15.10, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Spider Trap is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 21% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£45K/yr51K searches / yr
90-day growth
+194.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Spider Trap against its category

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

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Spider Trap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Spider Trap 51K times last year and spent an estimated £45K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 51K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +194.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £45K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
51K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+194.1%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£45Ka year
Peak month
September10.0× the quietest month
Top search term
spider trap21K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.08.

Listings sell for £10.08 on average, from £3.85 to £15.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.08 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.08under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.85–£15.10
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #184 within Safety & Security. It carries 1,693 reviews at 4.08 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#184in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.08 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,693per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

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

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 20 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Spider Trap 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 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£9K£14K£18K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • Pest-X Pro24%
  • Hockley International17%
  • CritterKill15%
  • Rentokil14%
  • AMFUN11%
  • READY STEADY DEFEND7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Spider Trap search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.0×

Search terms

Top Spider Trap search terms shoppers use

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

  • spider trap21K/yr
  • insect trap7K/yr
  • spider traps12K/yr
  • spider traps indoor10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Spider Trap

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

Complain

Pest/Insect Control31%+1.24

No flies caught

Did not attract any flies at all

Doesnt catch flies

Functionality-Overall25%−0.63

Not effective

Didn't work

Don't work well

Value For Money8%−0.01

Expensive in my opinion

rubbish for the price

Expensive

Smell8%+0.19

Strong odour

No smell

the smell is quite rancid

Size-Overall5%−0.01

Bottles are small

its bigger than I thought

These are small

Love

Pest/Insect Control33%+1.24

Great traps

Keep the spiders away

Kills flies and wasps

Quality-Overall16%+1.27

Great quality traps

the whole trap seems excellent quality

Excellent product

Value For Money9%−0.01

Worth every penny

Good value for money

Good price

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.89

does what it says

Worked as intended

Item as described

Ease Of Use7%+0.31

Easy and effective

Easy to set traps

Easy to use spider traps

Return

0.5% Return rate 14% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall35%▆▅█▄▆▇

Not effective

Didn't work

Don't work well

Pest/Insect Control14%▇▇▄█▆▂

No flies caught

Did not attract any flies at all

Doesnt catch flies

Leak-Proof13%█▅▃▃▃▃

Leaked everywhere

spilled absolutely everywhere

Not used as it leaked

Size-Overall9%▁▇▁▄█▇

Bottles are small

its bigger than I thought

These are small

Defective Material/Parts8%▁▅▂█▄▇

FAQ

Common Spider Trap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.