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Algae Remover

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -60.0% this quarter, so Algae Remover is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 27% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +5 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£94K/yr115K searches / yr
90-day growth
-60.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 109 sellers

Flapen Score

Algae Remover against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Algae Remover is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Algae Remover market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Algae Remover 115K times last year and spent an estimated £94K. The top 5 brands take 62% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 115K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -60.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £94K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
115K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-60.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.7%
Market size, estimated
£94Ka year
Peak month
March8.4× the quietest month
Top search term
algae remover57K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.50.

Listings sell for £14.50 on average, from £5.47 to £33.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £14.50 that is £4K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.50under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.47–£33.15
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£7K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 68% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #128 within Household Cleaners. It carries 4,364 reviews at 4.20 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
68%
Out of stock, average day
1.5%
Average rank
#128in Household Cleaners
Average rating
4.20 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,364per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
59 months

Products

Top Algae Remover 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

109

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

31%

  • Wet & Forget20%
  • Furniture Clinic14%
  • Pro-Kleen14%
  • Patio Magic!8%
  • Gardian7%
  • ARKA7%

Demand

Algae Remover search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.4×

Search terms

Top Algae Remover search terms shoppers use

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

  • algae remover57K/yr
  • lichen remover8K/yr
  • lichen remover patio cleaner4K/yr
  • green algae remover7K/yr
  • algae cleaner6K/yr
  • algae fence remover3K/yr
  • algae remover patio11K/yr
  • green algae remover for fences3K/yr
  • fence algae remover spray3K/yr
  • patio algae remover5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Algae Remover

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall27%−0.30

Completely non effective

Did not work

Not effective

Spray/Flow15%−0.12

Spray function faulty

Rubbish spray

Spray didn't work

Value For Money12%−0.01

Just wish it was a bit cheaper

It was slightly expensive to buy two

Quite expensive

Quality-Overall5%+1.46

rubbish product

Poor product

Garbage

Ease Of Cleaning5%+0.92

Doesnt clean anything

Not even close to cleaning whatsoever

so much mess to clean up after

Love

Quality-Overall21%+1.46

Decent stuff

Perfect product for the job

Excellent Product

Ease Of Cleaning15%+0.92

This works well for cleaning my decking

Really Cleans

Good cleaner

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.07

Works as advertised

As described

Does what it promises

Ease Of Use11%+0.75

Easy to mix and use

Easy to Use

easy to apply

Value For Money10%−0.01

Good price

Worth buying

Excellent value for money

Return

0.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall34%▅▄▅▆▅█

Completely non effective

Did not work

Not effective

Leak-Proof17%█▇▅▄▃▄
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%█▃▄▆▇▂

Doesn't do what it says

Inaccurate Product Description

Very misleading

Value For Money8%▁▇▇▄█▆

Just wish it was a bit cheaper

It was slightly expensive to buy two

Quite expensive

Spray/Flow7%▇█▄▂▄▁

Spray function faulty

Rubbish spray

Spray didn't work

FAQ

Common Algae Remover questions

Answered from the same tracked data.