- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Ranks 776 of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · −1 vs the category median of 4443
- Market size
- £148K/yr207K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -23.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 33%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 36 sellers
Flapen Score
Usb C Dac against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Usb C Dac is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Usb C Dac market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Usb C Dac 207K times last year and spent an estimated £148K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 207K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £148K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 207K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -23.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £148Ka year
- Top search term
- fiio149K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £115.06.
Listings sell for £115.06 on average, from £6.84 to £647.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £115.06 that is £0 to £12K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £115.06above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £6.84–£647.10
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£12K
- Returns
- 2.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 14.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #264 within Portable Sound & Video. It carries 890 reviews at 4.24 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 80%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 14.1%
- Average rank
- #264in Portable Sound & Video
- Average rating
- 4.24 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 890per listing
- Listings tracked
- 50
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 6 of last year's 21 launches as successful.
21 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 21
- Successful launches
- 6Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 33 months
Products
Top Usb C Dac 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
FiiO Snowsky Echo Portable Hi-Res Lossless Music Player
- Price
- £66.37
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 74
- Age
- 4mo ago

FiiO JM21 Digital Audio Player with 4+64GB Memory (Sky Blue)
- Price
- £198.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago

FiiO DM15 Portable Stereo CD Player with Real 24-bit R2R DAC 1150mW + 1150mW High Power Output aptX Adaptive Bluetooth Transmitter 24 Sound Presets USB/CD HiFi Audio HD Display
- Price
- £248.04
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 125
- Age
- 6mo ago

FiiO M21 Digital Audio Player (Blue)
- Price
- £282.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 363
- Age
- 1y ago

FIIO K13 Compact Desktop R2R architecture DAC and Headphone Amplifier (Black)
- Price
- £272.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 208
- Age
- 10mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
MoKo USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter Dual DAC Chip CX31993 & MAX97220 32bit/384KHz Audio Dongle with HiFi Amplifier Type C to Headphone 3.5mm Aux Converter for iPhone Android iPad Mac PC Black
- Price
- £15.42
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 3mo ago

FiiO Snowsky Echo Portable Hi-Res Lossless Music Player
- Price
- £66.37
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 74
- Age
- 4mo ago

FIIO DISC Portable HiFi Music Player Dual Digital DAC with 3.5mm and 4.4mm Outputs Bluetooth 5.4 LDAC Touch Screen (Black)
- Price
- £81.54
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 5mo ago

FIIO Warmer R2R Desktop Tube Buffer & R2R DAC/Amp Fully Differential 24-Bit R2R Resistor Ladder Dual VU Meters 46W Linear Power Supply USB/Optical/Coaxial Inputs RCA/XLR Output (Black)
- Price
- £335.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 8mo ago

FiiO JM21 Digital Audio Player with 4+64GB Memory (Sky Blue)
- Price
- £198.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago
Newest
by launch date
MoKo USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter Dual DAC Chip CX31993 & MAX97220 32bit/384KHz Audio Dongle with HiFi Amplifier Type C to Headphone 3.5mm Aux Converter for iPhone Android iPad Mac PC Black
- Price
- £15.42
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 3mo ago

FiiO Snowsky Echo Portable Hi-Res Lossless Music Player
- Price
- £66.37
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 74
- Age
- 4mo ago

FIIO DISC Portable HiFi Music Player Dual Digital DAC with 3.5mm and 4.4mm Outputs Bluetooth 5.4 LDAC Touch Screen (Black)
- Price
- £81.54
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 5mo ago

FiiO JM21 Digital Audio Player with 4+64GB Memory (Sky Blue)
- Price
- £198.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago

FiiO JM21 Digital Audio Player with 4+64GB Memory (Black)
- Price
- £198.91
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
12 flat
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 72%
Open market
5%
- FiiO79%
- UGREEN5%
- Linsoul5%
- MoKo2%
- HiBy2%
- Moondrop2%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)
Demand
Usb C Dac search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8× · 8 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Usb C Dac search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- fiio149K/yr
- fiio dac22K/yr
- usb c dac20K/yr
- dongle dac8K/yr
- dac dongle5K/yr
- iphone dac3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Usb C Dac
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
all of a sudden started getting intermittent disconnects
People are saying its hard to pair on the bluetooth
Unstable, annoying connection
Audio quality very reasonable but, not perfect
Rubbish, poor quality sound absolutely shocking made in you know where
starts with a small crackle or popping sound
Can break easily
durability might be an issue
Broken item
Bad cable quality
Unfortunately the build quality is not great
Rubbish, poor quality sound absolutely shocking made in you know where
Not working
none work as expected
Doesnt work straight out of the box
Love
Excellent sound
Beautiful sound
Crystal clear sound
Solid quality feel and build
Build quality is excellent
The build quality is solid
Great for the price
Excellent value for money
reasonable price
Works great on my laptop
compatible with most of my equipment
Works fine with iPhone
works as advertised
Does as it should
Product as described
Return
2.4% Return rate 6% Fixable by listing
Not fully iPhone compatible
couldn't get it to work with my old B&W PX7s2s
Limited Android compatibility
Audio quality very reasonable but, not perfect
Rubbish, poor quality sound absolutely shocking made in you know where
starts with a small crackle or popping sound
Not working
none work as expected
Doesnt work straight out of the box
all of a sudden started getting intermittent disconnects
People are saying its hard to pair on the bluetooth
Unstable, annoying connection
Not fit for purpose
Small
only negative thing is that they are quite wide
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