Swim Ear
MaybeReturns run at only 0.1% of orders. But prices span $5.19–$16.46, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Swim Ear is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 36% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +3 vs the category median of 4851
- Market size
- £54K/yr36K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +81.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 75%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 65 sellers
Flapen Score
Swim Ear against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Swim Ear is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Swim Ear market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Swim Ear 36K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
15.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 36K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +81.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 36K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +81.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £54Ka year
- Peak month
- August5.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- swim ear15K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £9.59.
Listings sell for £9.59 on average, from £5.19 to £16.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £9.59 that is £5K to £7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £9.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.19–£16.46
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £5K–£7K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #26 within Ear Care. It carries 850 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 77%
- Prime listings
- 85%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.1%
- Average rank
- #26in Ear Care
- Average rating
- 4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 850per listing
- Listings tracked
- 13
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 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 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 48 months
Products
Top Swim Ear 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
Earol Swim Ear Spray with Olive and Tea Tree Oils Clinically Proven Protects Against Water Trapping 200 Metered Doses in 10ml Spray Bottle (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £5.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,449
- Age
- 17y ago

SwimSeal All Natural Swimmers Ear Drops for Daily Use Rather Than Alcohol Drops or Earplugs. The Solution for Your Ears for All Water Exposure for All Ages.
- Price
- £10.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,650
- Age
- 13y ago

Swim-Ear Ear Drops 29.5ml
- Price
- £16.46
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 785
- Age
- 19y ago

Earol Swim Ear Spray with Olive and Tea Tree Oils Clinically Proven Protects Against Water Trapping 200 Metered Doses in 10ml Spray Bottle (Pack of 2)
- Price
- £10.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,449
- Age
- 2y ago

SwimSeal Twin-Pack All Natural Swimmers Ear Drops for Daily Use Rather Than Alcohol Drops or Earplugs. The Solution for Your Ears for All Water Exposure for All Ages.
- Price
- £12.19
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,650
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Quick Relief for Ear Discomfort Removes Trapped Water & Ear Wax Effective Water Removal in Seconds Safe & Fast Ear Care
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 3mo ago

Benaewa 2 Pcs Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Swimmers Ear Drops for Relieve Discomfort Effective Water Removal in Seconds
- Price
- £8.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3mo ago

Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Quick Relief for Blocked Ears. Relieve Ears Discomfort Dry Trapped Water & Remove Wax. Effective Water Removal in Seconds
- Price
- £5.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 5mo ago

Swim-Ear Ear Drops 29.5ml
- Price
- £16.46
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 785
- Age
- 19y ago

Earol Swim Ear Spray with Olive and Tea Tree Oils Clinically Proven Protects Against Water Trapping 200 Metered Doses in 10ml Spray Bottle (Pack of 2)
- Price
- £10.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,449
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Quick Relief for Ear Discomfort Removes Trapped Water & Ear Wax Effective Water Removal in Seconds Safe & Fast Ear Care
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 3mo ago

Benaewa 2 Pcs Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Swimmers Ear Drops for Relieve Discomfort Effective Water Removal in Seconds
- Price
- £8.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3mo ago

Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Quick Relief for Blocked Ears. Relieve Ears Discomfort Dry Trapped Water & Remove Wax. Effective Water Removal in Seconds
- Price
- £5.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 5mo ago

Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear Relieve Ear Discomfort Dry Trapped Water & Remove Wax. Quick Relief for Blocked Ears. Effective Water Removal in Seconds
- Price
- £5.56
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 10mo ago

Earol Swim Ear Spray with Olive and Tea Tree Oils Clinically Proven Protects Against Water Trapping 200 Metered Doses in 10ml Spray Bottle (Pack of 2)
- Price
- £10.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,449
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 rising
Sellers
65
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Earol49%
- SwimSeal18%
- Swim-Ear10%
- Sleeklink6%
- Otinova4%
- Fulforlov3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Demand
Swim Ear search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Search terms
Top Swim Ear search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- swim ear15K/yr
- swim ear drops13K/yr
- earol swim5K/yr
- earol swim with tea tree oil3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Swim Ear
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Didn't work for me
Didnt work
Don't work for me
The bottle leaks
it ran out 2nd time so i guess it had leaked before it had even arrived
AND THIS BOTTLE HAD LEAKED
Also, packaging did not look as described on Amazon website
I suffer with itchy ear canals
My ear canals are still itchy
Drys ear
Love
no issues with their ears what so ever
it keeps ear clear
Absolutely brilliant ear drops
Excellent product
Good Value and Quality
Always use a good product
Does the job
It works instantly
Works well
Easy to use
Works really quickly
Easy to carry
Does the job
Item as described
Does exactly as it say on box
Return
0.1% Return rate 52% Fixable by listing
The container is bigger than it needs to be. you could use the big void to the right to store an emergency bank note perhaps
The bottle leaks
it ran out 2nd time so i guess it had leaked before it had even arrived
AND THIS BOTTLE HAD LEAKED
Didnt work, not clear instructions, and actually made my ear worse and painful
Made my ear worse
I had water stuck in my ear for hours after swimming
Didn't work for me
Didnt work
Don't work for me
I suffer with water trapped after swimming
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