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Apple Watch

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Apple Watch is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 922 of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · −3 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£247K/yr125K searches / yr
90-day growth
+0.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Apple Watch against its category

The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Apple Watch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Apple Watch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Apple Watch 125K times last year and spent an estimated £247K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 125K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £247K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
125K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+0.4%
Conversion, latest week
1.0%
Market size, estimated
£247Ka year
Peak month
December53.2× the quietest month
Top search term
apple watch for women25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £190.96.

Listings sell for £190.96 on average, from £32.86 to £581.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 500 to 750 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £190.96 that is £0 to £19K a year per listing.

Average price
£190.96above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£32.86–£581.42
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
500–750
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£19K
Returns
2.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 46% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #103 within Wearable Technology. It carries 1,148 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
46%
Out of stock, average day
5.6%
Average rank
#103in Wearable Technology
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,148per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 15 of last year's 15 launches as successful.

15 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 15 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 24 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
15
Successful launches
15Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
24 months

Products

Top Apple Watch 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£10K£20K£30K£40K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

0%

  • Apple96%
  • Yoever2%
  • Quican1%
  • aeac1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Apple Watch search demand

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

250K150KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 53.2×

Search terms

Top Apple Watch search terms shoppers use

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

  • apple watch for women25K/yr
  • apple watch women14K/yr
  • apple watches for women14K/yr
  • apple watch for men12K/yr
  • apple watches for men11K/yr
  • apple smartwatch11K/yr
  • ladies apple watch9K/yr
  • apple watch ladies7K/yr
  • apple watch men7K/yr
  • mens apple watch7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Apple Watch

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

Complain

Charging16%−0.22

Stopped charging

Wont hold charge

Doesnt charge

Battery Life14%−0.09

Ridiculously low battery life

Battery doesn't last very long

Poor battery life

Durability8%−0.12

suddenly stopped working after 2 months of use

broke with first use

it has now also broke

Quality-Overall7%−0.04

Not top quality

Poor quality watch

Looks cheap

Value For Money5%+1.43

Looks more expensive than it is

It is over priced

Looks more expensive than it is

Love

Value For Money15%+1.43

Excellent Value for Money

Excellent value

Value for Money

Quality-Overall11%−0.04

Great quality watch

Fantastic quality

THE WATCH WAS OF EXCELLENT QUALITY

Battery Life11%−0.09

Battery lasts well

Battery life is amazing

Long battery life

Watch Mechanism10%+0.60

The watch works really well

The watch meets our expectations perfectly

Great watch, easy to use

Ease Of Use7%+0.62

Easy to use

Easy to read

it feels comfortable to wear

Return

2.8% Return rate 22% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall13%▇▆▆▇▆█

The size was not clear

The screen is a little big

Feels a bit too big

Battery Life12%▆▆▆███

Ridiculously low battery life

Battery doesn't last very long

Poor battery life

Compatibility-Overall11%▇██▇▆▆
Charging11%█▆▇▆▆▇

Stopped charging

Wont hold charge

Doesnt charge

Functionality-Overall9%▇██▅▆▆

Stopped working

Doesn't work

No longer works

FAQ

Common Apple Watch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.