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Shoe Cleaner Brush

Fail

Demand is soft, at -84.6% this quarter, so Shoe Cleaner Brush is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,609 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£186K/yr337K searches / yr
90-day growth
-84.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 38 sellers

Flapen Score

Shoe Cleaner Brush against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Shoe Cleaner Brush is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shoe Cleaner Brush market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shoe Cleaner Brush 337K times last year and spent an estimated £186K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 337K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -84.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £186K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
337K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-84.6%
Conversion, latest week
4.9%
Market size, estimated
£186Ka year
Peak month
December14.6× the quietest month
Top search term
boot buddy158K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.18.

Listings sell for £11.18 on average, from £5.79 to £22.44. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £11.18 that is £28K to £34K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.18under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.79–£22.44
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£28K–£34K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 21.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #164 within Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories. It carries 2,070 reviews at 4.30 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
21.4%
Average rank
#164in Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories
Average rating
4.30 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,070per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Shoe Cleaner Brush 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 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£19K£37K£56K£74K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • BootBuddy56%
  • LACEEZE13%
  • Jiakalamo4%
  • GOSHIES4%
  • Viomis3%
  • Boot Beast3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 17%)

Demand

Shoe Cleaner Brush search demand

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

23K18KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.6×

Search terms

Top Shoe Cleaner Brush search terms shoppers use

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

  • boot buddy158K/yr
  • boot cleaner45K/yr
  • football boot cleaner43K/yr
  • boot buddy shoe and boot cleaner23K/yr
  • golf shoe cleaner5K/yr
  • bootbuddy10K/yr
  • football boot cleaning kit7K/yr
  • football boots cleaner7K/yr
  • boot scrubber4K/yr
  • boot buddy uk7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shoe Cleaner Brush

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

Complain

Leak-Proof25%

Leaks everywhere

They leak

it leaks

Durability15%−0.11

Lasted two weeks before breaking

Faulty - Broken after first use

Broken

Value For Money8%+0.39

a little pricey

Price point is way off

Overpriced tat

Ease Of Cleaning7%+1.33

stops cleaning after a few goes

Trainers still as dirty as they were originally

Not very effective at cleaning muddy boots

Defective Material/Parts4%−0.03

had a crack where you screw the brush part on to so cant use it

Item was damaged

Love

Ease Of Cleaning21%+1.33

Brilliant, what a great cleaner

Cleaning

cleans really well

Quality-Overall18%+1.10

Reasonable product

Brilliant tool

Excellent product

Ease Of Use15%+0.98

Easy to use

Pros: easy to fill

this has made my life much easier

Value For Money8%+0.39

worth it

Great value

its a good value

Durability4%−0.11

Its durable and its good quality

still going strong

looks like it will last

Return

0.8% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof49%▆██▇▄▁

Leaks everywhere

They leak

it leaks

Defective Material/Parts10%▃▇█▄▅▄

had a crack where you screw the brush part on to so cant use it

Item was damaged

Functionality-Overall6%▃▂▂▃█▃

execution is poor

doesnt work

It doesn't work

Value For Money5%▃▃▃▃▁█

a little pricey

Price point is way off

Overpriced tat

Water Resistance5%▅█▇▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Shoe Cleaner Brush questions

Answered from the same tracked data.