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Moss Killer

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -66.2% this quarter, so Moss Killer is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 12% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +10 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£247K/yr259K searches / yr
90-day growth
-66.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
55%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 122 sellers

Flapen Score

Moss Killer against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Moss Killer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Moss Killer market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Moss Killer 259K times last year and spent an estimated £247K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 259K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -66.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £247K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
259K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-66.2%
Conversion, latest week
6.7%
Market size, estimated
£247Ka year
Peak month
March6.6× the quietest month
Top search term
moss killer99K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.27.

Listings sell for £14.27 on average, from £6.90 to £25.04. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £14.27 that is £7K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.27under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.90–£25.04
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£11K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 58% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #84 within Household Cleaners. It carries 2,547 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
58%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#84in Household Cleaners
Average rating
4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,547per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
53 months

Products

Top Moss Killer 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 55% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£25K£49K£74K£99K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

122

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

37%

  • MultiWare20%
  • Spear & Jackson11%
  • Flower Power11%
  • Patio Magic!8%
  • Gallup7%
  • Jarder6%

Demand

Moss Killer search demand

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

20K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.6×

Search terms

Top Moss Killer search terms shoppers use

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

  • moss killer99K/yr
  • moss killer for paths and drives65K/yr
  • moss remover56K/yr
  • driveway moss removal7K/yr
  • moss killer spray4K/yr
  • moss remover for driveways4K/yr
  • patio moss killer4K/yr
  • best moss remover for tarmac4K/yr
  • moss cleaner3K/yr
  • moss gone4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Moss Killer

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall22%−0.30

Results poor

Did not work

Not effective

Spray/Flow14%−0.14

Spray didn't work

Does not spray

Spray function faulty

Value For Money10%+0.34

a pity it's so expensive

is a bit on the pricey side

Just wish it was a bit cheaper

Quality-Overall6%+1.31

rubbish product

Terrible quality

poor quality pump

Color4%−0.01

It's made it go all yellow

green as the rest

makes it go very black

Love

Quality-Overall21%+1.31

Pleased with product

Good quality piece of kit

Excellent Product

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.20

As described

Does what it promises

Does what it says

Value For Money14%+0.34

Excellent value for money

Excellent price

Fair price

Ease Of Use9%+0.50

Easy to mix and use

Easy to use

easy to apply

Ease Of Cleaning9%+0.57

Clears all dirt

Pleased to say that these have come clean too

Really Cleans

Return

0.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall24%▅▄▇▆█▇

Results poor

Did not work

Not effective

Leak-Proof18%▆█▆▅▆▇

The spray nossel leaks

Spray gun leaking when trying to use

came leaking

Defective Material/Parts16%█▂▄█▆▇
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%█▃▆██▆
Value For Money6%▁██▄▇▃

a pity it's so expensive

is a bit on the pricey side

Just wish it was a bit cheaper

FAQ

Common Moss Killer questions

Answered from the same tracked data.