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smart scales

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A deep review moat (42,501 avg reviews) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 82Growth 19Conversion 67Competition 24Returns 84Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 12Review moat 4Quality gap 50

Avg price

Incredible£29.31

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£9.00–£87.19

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Great1.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great£1.2M

£1.2M/yr · 699K searches

Conversion

Good6.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-11.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Review moat

Bad42,500.62

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, smart scales is a £1.2M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (699K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

smart scales market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£1.2M–£1.5M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.0%
Avg BSR
#7
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
179 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • RENPHO60%
  • eufy20%
  • HomeFashion6%
  • INSMART5%
  • Posture5%
  • Letron2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
90K70KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Top smart scales search terms

  • renpho smart scales129K/yr
  • smart scales131K/yr
  • body fat scales69K/yr
  • smart scales for body weight and fat57K/yr
  • smart scale40K/yr
  • eufy scales38K/yr
  • renpho scales41K/yr
  • body composition scales34K/yr
  • scales for body weight body fat27K/yr
  • smart body weight scales14K/yr
All search terms

Top smart scales products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%15%£184K30%£368K45%£552K60%£737K1001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about smart scales

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money21%

“Excellent value for money”

Quality-Overall16%

“build quality is excellent”

Ease Of Use14%

“easy to handle”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“Easy to connect”

Accuracy-Overall5%

“Accurate”

Health Monitoring5%

“making it useful for tracking progress”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Works as advertised”

Design-Overall4%

“The design looks great in my bathroom”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Setup was quick”

Weight Light2%

“The scales themselves feel lightweight”

What buyers complain about

Measurement/Reading Accuracy23%

“Wildly inaccurate”

Durability12%

“it stopped working after a few uses”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“unable to connect to app”

Battery Life6%

“think that's reason why battery life is short”

Quality-Overall5%

“Poor quality product”

Accuracy-Overall5%

“Inaccurate scale”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Never worked properly”

Value For Money3%

“no smart features which makes the scale an expensive non-smart scale”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“I am however having trouble pairing to my phone”

Software/Application3%

“I failed to get the app to work”

Top return reasons

Measurement/Reading Accuracy21%
Functionality-Overall20%
Connectivity-Overall14%
Accuracy-Overall5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Size-Overall4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Compatibility-Overall4%
Weight Heavy3%
Quality-Overall3%

Common questions

Is smart scales profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £1.2M/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the smart scales niche?
7 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in smart scales?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Durability, Connectivity-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
When does demand for smart scales peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Sep; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the smart scales niche?
Listings span £9.00–£87.19; the average listing price is £29.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 42,501 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.