3d pen
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 90% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great£22.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great£9.08–£32.70cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good£678K£678K/yr · 1.0M searches
Conversion
Okay3.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Bad4,310.11avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-24.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad90%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 3d pen is a £678K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
3d pen market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £668K–£890K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.0%
- Avg BSR
- #108
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 23 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- SCRIB3D40%
- 3Doodler25%
- Kretrum18%
- LIHUACHEN7%
- co2CREA3%
- Raykce3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.2×
Top 3d pen search terms
- 3d pen607K/yr
- 3d pens for kids142K/yr
- 3d printing pen57K/yr
- 3d printer pen34K/yr
- 3d pen for kids34K/yr
- 3d pens23K/yr
- 3d printing pens12K/yr
- kids 3d pen10K/yr
- 3d print pen8K/yr
- 3d printer pen for kids8K/yr
Top 3d pen 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.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SCRIB3D P1 3D Printing Pen with Display - Includes 3D Pen 3 Starter Colors of PLA Filament Stencil Book + Project Guide and Charger
SCRIB3D£28.874.4★23,605 rev
3Doodler Essentials 3D Pen Set for Kids Easy to Use Learn from Home Art Activity Set Educational STEM Toy for Boys & Girls Ages 6+
3Doodler£32.704.4★10,979 rev
Kretrum 3D Pen for Kids - 3D Pen with LCD Screen - 3D Pen with 1.75 mm PLA Filament - Includes 3D pen for kids PLA filaments instruction manual Type-C cable - Ideal as a gift
Kretrum£25.484.0★62 rev
LIHUACHEN RPC200B 3D Pen Set Includes 12 Colors of PLA Filament. This 3D Printing Pen is Compatible with PLA Filament and is Suitable for Suitable for DIY Crafts.(Blue)
LIHUACHEN£29.753.1★39 rev
LIHUACHEN RPC200B 3D Pen Set Includes 12 colors of PLA filament. This 3D printing pen is compatible with PLA filament and is suitable for DIY crafts.(White)
LIHUACHEN£29.793.7★45 rev
Newest
by launch dateLIHUACHEN RPC200B 3D Pen Set Includes 12 Colors of PLA Filament. This 3D Printing Pen is Compatible with PLA Filament and is Suitable for Suitable for DIY Crafts.(Blue)
LIHUACHEN£29.7539 rev
LIHUACHEN RPC200B 3D Pen Set Includes 12 colors of PLA filament. This 3D printing pen is compatible with PLA filament and is suitable for DIY crafts.(White)
LIHUACHEN£29.7945 rev
Kretrum 3D Pen for Kids - 3D Pen with LCD Screen - 3D Pen with 1.75 mm PLA Filament - Includes 3D pen for kids PLA filaments instruction manual Type-C cable - Ideal as a gift
Kretrum£25.4862 rev
co2CREA Storage Case for 3D Printing Pen Set Mesh Pockets Holder for SCRIB3D P1 /MYNT3D Super /PIKA3D Super /3Doodler Start 3D Printing pen and Filament Refill
co2CREA£14.9154 rev
3D Pen Printing Drawing Book Reusable Colorful 40 Patterns Thick Paper Template with a Clear Plate - 3D Graffiti Stencils Book for Kids Childrens Drawing Teaching Tools Gift for New Year
Raykce£9.0826 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
3D Printing Pen Filament PLA 20 Colors 10M Each - 3D PLA Filament 1.75mm for PACKGOUT MYNT3D DeWang
ANCHARA£15.284.5★
co2CREA Storage Case for 3D Printing Pen Set Mesh Pockets Holder for SCRIB3D P1 /MYNT3D Super /PIKA3D Super /3Doodler Start 3D Printing pen and Filament Refill
co2CREA£14.914.4★
LIHUACHEN RPC200B 3D Pen Set Includes 12 Colors of PLA Filament. This 3D Printing Pen is Compatible with PLA Filament and is Suitable for Suitable for DIY Crafts.(Blue)
LIHUACHEN£29.753.1★
Kretrum 3D Pen for Kids - 3D Pen with LCD Screen - 3D Pen with 1.75 mm PLA Filament - Includes 3D pen for kids PLA filaments instruction manual Type-C cable - Ideal as a gift
Kretrum£25.484.0★
3D Pen Printing Drawing Book Reusable Colorful 40 Patterns Thick Paper Template with a Clear Plate - 3D Graffiti Stencils Book for Kids Childrens Drawing Teaching Tools Gift for New Year
Raykce£9.083.9★
What buyers say about 3d pen
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“easy to control”
“Good for the money”
“Excellent quality”
“The colours that come with it are fun”
“Creative fun that keeps them engaged”
“clear instructions”
“The build is decent”
“The pen feels lightweight”
“comfortable in the hand”
What buyers complain about
“broke after 1 use”
“not that easy to use”
“feels disappointingly cheap”
“Combine this with the fact the sensor never works”
“so required a lot of teasing to get one particular colour out”
“The touch spit button is kinda annoying”
“should be a little cheaper”
“it was big”
“Wont charge after a while”
“Unfortunately, you also cant adjust the temperature, which would have helped a lot”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 3d pen profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £678K/yr across 9 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the 3d pen niche?
- 8 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 90% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 3d pen?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Ease Of Use, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
- When does demand for 3d pen peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 3d pen niche?
- Listings span £9.08–£32.70; the average listing price is £22.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,310 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.