Sky Box
FailDemand is soft, at -48.4% this quarter, so Sky Box is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 36 / 100Ranks 1,214 of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · −8 vs the category median of 4436
- Market size
- £65K/yr59K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -48.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 61%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 33 sellers
Flapen Score
Sky Box against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Sky Box is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sky Box market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sky Box 59K times last year and spent an estimated £65K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 59K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -48.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £65K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 59K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -48.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £65Ka year
- Peak month
- March1.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sky box39K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £66.70.
Listings sell for £66.70 on average, from £8.07 to £126.64. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £66.70 that is £0 to £7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £66.70inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £8.07–£126.64
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 250–500
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£7K
- Returns
- 7.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
53% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 37% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Home Cinema, TV & Video. It carries 780 reviews at 4.08 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 53%
- Prime listings
- 37%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.7%
- Average rank
- #125in Home Cinema, TV & Video
- Average rating
- 4.08 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 780per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top Sky Box 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
Sky DRX890WL 500GB Black SKY+ HD Set-top
- Price
- £113.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 605
- Age
- 12y ago

SKY DRX890W 2TB SKY+ HD BOX Set-top Box
- Price
- £126.01
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 226
- Age
- 10y ago

Sky DRX890WL SKY+ HD Set-top Box
- Price
- £115.38
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 6y ago

Dynas Sky Q Box Wall Mount - Compatible with Most Sky Q Models (Except 32B1 & Mini)
- Price
- £17.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,572
- Age
- 6y ago

Manhattan SX Freesat HD Box
- Price
- £53.54
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 7,619
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
FULL HD COMBO Freeview HD + Satellite Receiver Compatible for FreeSat and Sky Dish Records by a USB Memory stick.
- Price
- £31.23
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 5y ago

Full HD Combo Freeview and Satellite HD Receiver USB Recorder Built-in WiFi Compatible with SKY FREESAT VIRGIN & FREEVIEW Dishes Digital TV Wi-Fi Set Top Box Terrestrial Tuner 4in1
- Price
- £32.75
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago

Sky DRX890WL 500GB Black SKY+ HD Set-top
- Price
- £113.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 605
- Age
- 12y ago

Sky DRX 890 Plus HD Box with 2 TB Hard Drive
- Price
- £121.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 245
- Age
- 9y ago

NEW FULL HD Satellite TV Receiver Built in Wi-Fi & USB Program Recorder Compatible for SKY FREESAT Virgin Dishes. (Not for SKY Q)
- Price
- £23.60
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Full HD Combo Freeview and Satellite HD Receiver USB Recorder Built-in WiFi Compatible with SKY FREESAT VIRGIN & FREEVIEW Dishes Digital TV Wi-Fi Set Top Box Terrestrial Tuner 4in1
- Price
- £32.75
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago

NEW FULL HD Satellite TV Receiver Built in Wi-Fi & USB Program Recorder Compatible for SKY FREESAT Virgin Dishes. (Not for SKY Q)
- Price
- £23.60
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 2y ago

TEKNIKAL Full HD Satellite Receiver Set Top Box + Recorder + Tuner Use SKY Dish to receive Free TV Channels
- Price
- £22.04
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 421
- Age
- 4y ago

FULL HD COMBO Freeview HD + Satellite Receiver Compatible for FreeSat and Sky Dish Records by a USB Memory stick.
- Price
- £31.23
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 5y ago

Q-View Sky Q Box Wall Mount Clip Bracket For 1TB & 2TB - Made In UK (Plastic) PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW FOR COMPATIBILITY
- Price
- £8.07
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,536
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Sky54%
- SKY12%
- Dynas8%
- Manhattan7%
- Generic5%
- Q-View5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 9%)
Demand
Sky Box search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Search terms
Top Sky Box search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sky box39K/yr
- sky tv box8K/yr
- sky hd box6K/yr
- sky plus hd box4K/yr
- new sky box3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sky Box
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
No sound
Can't change the sound
Also no audio channels
Over complicated to select channels
does the job bit of will frustrate you
hugely difficult for people to work
quite a few channels are blocky
Couldn't receive channels
Slight niggle - signal strength/quality not visible
Sent back didnt work on my tv
Not suited for Irish channels
Half of the channels did not work correctly
It didnt work
Love
Value for money
Good value
Good value for money
Easy set up
Easy to install
Easy to put up
Does its job
as described by seller, good value and good quality
Works as it should
Good quality and good price
That, in itself, is good - my unit has been reliable
Well made
Works well great size
Fit to wall like a glove came with everything you need great product
Bracket fits Q box perfectly
Return
7.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing
Sent back didnt work on my tv
Not suited for Irish channels
Bit of a failure this,had something loose inside on opening the box,would not connect to our wifi,and the instructions made set up a nightmare,returned asap
I found it difficult to connect WiFi
Half of the channels did not work correctly
It didnt work
Small
Very small and discrete
quite a few channels are blocky
Couldn't receive channels
Slight niggle - signal strength/quality not visible
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