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Heel Support

Fail

Prices span $3.67–$15.84, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Heel Support is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 987 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · on the category median
Market size
£45K/yr84K searches / yr
90-day growth
+5.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
55%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Heel Support against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Heel Support is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Heel Support market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Heel Support 84K times last year and spent an estimated £45K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 84K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +5.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £45K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
84K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+5.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.5%
Market size, estimated
£45Ka year
Peak month
September1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
gel heel cups19K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.21.

Listings sell for £8.21 on average, from £3.67 to £15.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.21 that is £821 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.67–£15.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£821–£2K
Returns
0.8%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. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #40 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 2,623 reviews at 4.16 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
10.1%
Average rank
#40in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.16 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,623per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 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 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Heel Support 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£4K£9K£13K£18K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

26%

  • CosyInSofa33%
  • Bukihome17%
  • FLEXIFEET8%
  • Dualeco8%
  • Syylqyr5%
  • Rllhomr4%

Demand

Heel Support search demand

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

3K2KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Heel Support search terms shoppers use

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

  • gel heel cups19K/yr
  • heel support for plantar fasciitis21K/yr
  • heel cushion pads for plantar fasciitis7K/yr
  • heel pain8K/yr
  • plantar fasciitis heel support7K/yr
  • silicone heel cups4K/yr
  • heel support for heel pain5K/yr
  • heal support for plantar fasciitis4K/yr
  • gel heel cups for plantar fasciitis3K/yr
  • plantar fasciitis gel heel protectors3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Heel Support

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

Complain

Size-Overall13%+0.40

Doesn't even fit

Very small

its a very small tin

Adhesion/Stickiness9%−0.07

They dont stick as well as advertised

Can be sticky

A pity they aren't adhesive

Comfort-Overall7%+1.33

incredibly uncomfortable

Not as comfy as I thought

Limited comfort

Pain Relief-Overall7%−0.09

Got no pain relief

Can hurt feet

Then it was causing more pain than the initial problem

Functionality-Overall7%−0.13

Didn't work for me

This product did not work as expected

Doesnt work well

Love

Comfort-Overall22%+1.33

Comfortable and supportive

This is very comfy to use

Comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall16%+0.71

Excellent quality, breathable

Decent quality

look well made

Size-Overall13%+0.40

The fit is comfortable and secure

the fit is snug without being tight

Comfortable fit

Value For Money12%+0.38

Great value

Great deal

Good for price

Ease Of Use6%+0.34

Easy to use

Easy to usr

Easy to put on

Return

0.8% Return rate 68% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall60%▆█▇▇██

Doesn't even fit

Very small

its a very small tin

Comfort-Overall9%█▄▆▅▆▇

incredibly uncomfortable

Not as comfy as I thought

Limited comfort

Functionality-Overall8%█▆▆▇▃▅

Didn't work for me

This product did not work as expected

Doesnt work well

Quality-Overall3%█▄▅▇▃▅

However, it should of been a bit cheaper as the quality doesnt really match the price

MADE IT WORSE

Bad quality

Cushion2%▆▅█▆▅▃

the cushion effect isnt what I expected

these are not useful as they don't provide enough cushioning

Not much cushioning at all

FAQ

Common Heel Support questions

Answered from the same tracked data.