Tumble Dryer Balls
FailDemand is soft, at -52.8% this quarter, so Tumble Dryer Balls is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 2,140 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −5 vs the category median of 4641
- Market size
- £339K/yr511K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -52.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 89%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 30 sellers
Flapen Score
Tumble Dryer Balls against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Tumble Dryer Balls is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tumble Dryer Balls market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tumble Dryer Balls 511K times last year and spent an estimated £339K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
10.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 511K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -52.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £339K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 511K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -52.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 10.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £339Ka year
- Peak month
- January4.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tumble dryer balls196K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.19.
Listings sell for £6.19 on average, from £4.05 to £7.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £6.19 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.05–£7.41
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 50K–60K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £12K–£15K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Laundry. It carries 13,652 reviews at 3.91 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.7%
- Average rank
- #8in Laundry
- Average rating
- 3.91 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 13,652per listing
- Listings tracked
- 8
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 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
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 33 months
Products
Top Tumble Dryer Balls 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
Handy Laundry Wool Dryer Balls - Natural Fabric Softener Reusable Reduces Clothing Wrinkles & Saves Drying Time. Better Alternative to Plastic Balls and Liquid Softener. (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £7.41
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91,057
- Age
- 2y ago

Nooril Tumble Dryer Balls - Handmade Reusable Wool Laundry Balls for Fabric Softening Reduce Drying Time Noise Static-Cling & Wrinkles with No Bad Odor (Pack of 4)
- Price
- £6.25
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,170
- Age
- 3y ago

Ecozone Dryer Cubes 2 x 3-in-1 Square Shaped Rubber Tumble Dryer Machine Laundry Balls Softens Clothes & Reduces Drying Time Vegan & Non Toxic Eco-Friendly Energy Saving Set of 2
- Price
- £6.36
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 4,456
- Age
- 15y ago

Handy Laundry Laundry Dryer Balls Clothes Come Out Soft Fluffy Fewer Wrinkles & Less Static Cling A Natural Alternative to Fabric Softener Reduce Drying Time and Save on Energy (Set of 4)
- Price
- £7.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 5,034
- Age
- 8y ago

Swirl Fabric Softening Tumble Dryer Balls - Pink - 2 Pack
- Price
- £5.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
3-Pack Reusable Dryer Balls for Efficient Laundry Faster Drying and Natural Softening
- Price
- £4.05
- Rating
- 2.5/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 11mo ago

Handy Laundry Laundry Dryer Balls Clothes Come Out Soft Fluffy Fewer Wrinkles & Less Static Cling A Natural Alternative to Fabric Softener Reduce Drying Time and Save on Energy (Set of 4)
- Price
- £7.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 5,034
- Age
- 8y ago

Swirl Fabric Softening Tumble Dryer Balls - Pink - 2 Pack
- Price
- £5.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 3y ago

Handy Laundry Wool Dryer Balls - Natural Fabric Softener Reusable Reduces Clothing Wrinkles & Saves Drying Time. Better Alternative to Plastic Balls and Liquid Softener. (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £7.41
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91,057
- Age
- 2y ago

Nooril Tumble Dryer Balls - Handmade Reusable Wool Laundry Balls for Fabric Softening Reduce Drying Time Noise Static-Cling & Wrinkles with No Bad Odor (Pack of 4)
- Price
- £6.25
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,170
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
3-Pack Reusable Dryer Balls for Efficient Laundry Faster Drying and Natural Softening
- Price
- £4.05
- Rating
- 2.5/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 11mo ago

3 PCS Tumble Dryer Balls Reusable Energy Saving & Non-Melt Dryer Balls Washing Ball Laundry Balls for Washing Machine for Speeding Drying and Reducing Creases(3 Colors)
- Price
- £5.97
- Rating
- 2.6/5
- Reviews
- 256
- Age
- 2y ago

Handy Laundry Wool Dryer Balls - Natural Fabric Softener Reusable Reduces Clothing Wrinkles & Saves Drying Time. Better Alternative to Plastic Balls and Liquid Softener. (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £7.41
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91,057
- Age
- 2y ago

Nooril Tumble Dryer Balls - Handmade Reusable Wool Laundry Balls for Fabric Softening Reduce Drying Time Noise Static-Cling & Wrinkles with No Bad Odor (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £7.13
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,170
- Age
- 2y ago

Swirl Fabric Softening Tumble Dryer Balls - Pink - 2 Pack
- Price
- £5.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 89% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Handy Laundry51%
- Nooril29%
- Ecozone8%
- Swirl5%
- QUALDESN5%
- Torveen4%
Demand
Tumble Dryer Balls search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.7×
Search terms
Top Tumble Dryer Balls search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tumble dryer balls196K/yr
- dryer balls143K/yr
- wool dryer balls32K/yr
- laundry balls21K/yr
- washing machine balls12K/yr
- dryer balls for laundry uk17K/yr
- washing balls9K/yr
- wool dryer balls for laundry uk9K/yr
- drying balls for tumble dryer11K/yr
- laundry ball6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tumble Dryer Balls
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Absolutely rubbish
Poor Quality
Absolute trash
melted into weird flattened shape after single use
Terrible, they melted after one use
the balls melted out of shape completely
half the price of what I paid for these
Not worth money
Waste of money
Disfigured on 1st use
Not built to last
not durable
Didn't work for me
Not functional
Not effective
Love
Good quality, arrived quickly
Excellent Product
Premium quality
Well worth it
Good value for money
Good value for money
Exactly as described
Does exactly what it says
Does the job
Helps to be dry equally
saves drying time
Good quality drying balls
Do the job well
Simple But Effective
Work really well
Return
0.2% Return rate 6% Fixable by listing
Didn't work for me
Not functional
Not effective
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