Stud Finder
MaybeThe products selling today average only 4.0★. But demand is soft, at -23.5% this quarter, so Stud Finder is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 57 / 100Top 14% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +8 vs the category median of 4957
- Market size
- £1.1M/yr924K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -23.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 64%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 62 sellers
Flapen Score
Stud Finder against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Stud Finder is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Stud Finder market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Stud Finder 924K times last year and spent an estimated £1.1M. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
6.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 924K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.1M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 924K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -23.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £1.1Ma year
- Peak month
- January1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- stud finder506K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £18.04.
Listings sell for £18.04 on average, from £9.21 to £30.24. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £18.04 that is £54K to £72K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £18.04inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £9.21–£30.24
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 50K–60K
- Units per listing a year
- 3,000–4,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £54K–£72K
- Returns
- 3.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #43 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 3,212 reviews at 4.03 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 88%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #43in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
- Average rating
- 4.03 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,212per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 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
- 4
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 41 months
Products
Top Stud Finder products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mecurate Stud Finder Wall Scanner Sensor - 5 in 1 Electronic Stud with LCD Display & Audio Alarm for Wood AC Live Wire Metal Studs Detection Joist Pipe
- Price
- £17.83
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 6,368
- Age
- 4y ago

2026 Upgraded Smart Automatic Stud Finder 5-in-1 Electronic Stud Detector Wall Scanner with LCD Display & Audio Alarm Stud Sensor Beam Center Finding for Wood Wire Metal Stud Cable Joist Detection
- Price
- £17.69
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 9mo ago

The StudBuddy Magnetic Stud Finder
- Price
- £10.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 15,506
- Age
- 12y ago

HANMATEK Stud Finder SF1 Wall Scanner 4 in 1 Electronic Stud Sensor with Depth Tracker Unit Change for Wood Metal Cables Circuits Detect in Walls
- Price
- £20.99
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8,019
- Age
- 3y ago

Bosch Detector Truvo 2nd gen. (Easy one-Button handling Simple Detection of Live Cables & Metal wall Scanner up to 70mm in Cardboard Box)
- Price
- £30.24
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 781
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Upgraded FOLAI TH550 Stud Finder Wall Scanner Enhanced Chip Algorithm for Faster Response & Precise Detection 5 in 1 Detector with LCD Display
- Price
- £16.62
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1mo ago

Lorrtta 5 in 1 Stud Finder Wall Scanner Stud Detector with LCD Display Wire Detector for Wall for The Center and Edge of Wood Wall Stud Finder AC Wire Metal Studs Cable Wall Scanner
- Price
- £17.71
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2mo ago

NOYAFA Stud Finder 3-in-1 Electronic Stud Finder Wall Scanner
- Price
- £16.86
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 4mo ago

High Accuracy Laser Distance Meter 165ft/50m Kiprim LD50E Laser Measurement tool with Larger Backlit LCD 2 Bubble Levels M/in/Ft Unit Switching and Pythagorean Mode for indoor or outdoor Use
- Price
- £14.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 6,454
- Age
- 3y ago

2026 Upgraded Smart Automatic Stud Finder 5-in-1 Electronic Stud Detector Wall Scanner with LCD Display & Audio Alarm Stud Sensor Beam Center Finding for Wood Wire Metal Stud Cable Joist Detection
- Price
- £17.69
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Upgraded FOLAI TH550 Stud Finder Wall Scanner Enhanced Chip Algorithm for Faster Response & Precise Detection 5 in 1 Detector with LCD Display
- Price
- £16.62
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1mo ago

Lorrtta 5 in 1 Stud Finder Wall Scanner Stud Detector with LCD Display Wire Detector for Wall for The Center and Edge of Wood Wall Stud Finder AC Wire Metal Studs Cable Wall Scanner
- Price
- £17.71
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2mo ago

NOYAFA Stud Finder 3-in-1 Electronic Stud Finder Wall Scanner
- Price
- £16.86
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 4mo ago

2026 Upgraded Smart Automatic Stud Finder 5-in-1 Electronic Stud Detector Wall Scanner with LCD Display & Audio Alarm Stud Sensor Beam Center Finding for Wood Wire Metal Stud Cable Joist Detection
- Price
- £17.69
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 9mo ago

Stud Finder Wall Scanner 6 in 1 Upgraded Stud Detector with LCD Display & Audio Alarm Accurate Wall Sensor for Wood Metal AC Live Wire Joist Pipe & Cable Detection
- Price
- £22.81
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 174
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
14 rising
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
30%
- Mecurate25%
- Maxesla13%
- The StudBuddy10%
- HANMATEK10%
- Bosch7%
- FOLAI6%
Demand
Stud Finder search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Stud Finder search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- stud finder506K/yr
- wall scanner48K/yr
- stud finder wall scanner43K/yr
- stud detector38K/yr
- wire detector for wall33K/yr
- cable detector for walls27K/yr
- live wire detector25K/yr
- stud-finder16K/yr
- electric wire detector19K/yr
- stud wall detector19K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Stud Finder
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
I don't think it's giving perfect pinpoint accuracy
As others say - completely inaccurate
Lacks accuracy
it doesn't work well
Did not function as expected
Didn't work
Buy cheap get cheap
Buy cheap, buy twice
not the most expensive
Absolutely rubbish
Poor quality
Absolute garbage
Manual is poorly written
the instructions make it sound complicated
the instructions for this are not clear
Love
easy to read
easy to hold
Easy to Use
Good value for money
Good Value for the Price
Fair price
Fabulous Product
top notch quality for the price
Great build quality
worked as advertised
works as expected
Does what it claims
Its fairly accurate
it consistently provides accurate readings
the measurements are accurate
Return
3.1% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing
it doesn't work well
Did not function as expected
Didn't work
I don't think it's giving perfect pinpoint accuracy
As others say - completely inaccurate
Lacks accuracy
Absolutely rubbish
Poor quality
Absolute garbage
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