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Cat Spikes

Cat Spikes shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

65
Worth a look
Market size 19Growth 65Conversion 70Competition 78Returns 96Price range 26Avg price 39Brand share 85Review moat 77Quality gap 87
This niche Category average

Is Cat Spikes profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cat Spikes is a £74K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 50% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 65/100.

Cat Spikes: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +43.8% over the last 90 days and 6.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£74K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr+43.8%109K
Conversion rate6.4%
Avg price£10.63

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 50% of demand, so 50% of the market is open.

50%

open market share

Brands · sellers35 · 44
Top-5 product click share37%
Open market50%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 50 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)8· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews456

Top Cat Spikes products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

35 rising

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

44%

  • QIEERXI14%
  • KOKMEYA10%
  • EarlyGrow9%
  • Yimomoyi9%
  • ASelected7%
  • Houbobo6%

Cat Spikes demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume109KCVR6.4%Products50Brands35Top 5 Brands50%OOS Rate10.0%Rating4.1★Reviews456Avg BSR#149
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top Cat Spikes search terms shoppers use

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

  • cat spikes33K/yr
  • anti cat spikes29K/yr
  • cat deterrent spikes14K/yr
  • cat spikes for garden10K/yr
  • cat scat mat with spikes5K/yr
  • anti fox spikes4K/yr
  • cat scat mat4K/yr
  • cat spikes for flower beds3K/yr
  • scat mat3K/yr
  • cat repellent spikes4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cat Spikes

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

Great quality and works well easy to install

Pest/Insect Control13%

Good for keeping cats

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

As advertised

Ease Of Use11%

Easy and effective

Value For Money10%

Good product for the price

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Functionality-Overall17%

don't do the job

Size-Overall13%

Not that easy to fit

Pest/Insect Control13%

Not effective for pigeons

Value For Money7%

A bit pricey

Ease Of Use4%

Item can be difficult to use effectively

Cat Spikes return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

56%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
34%
2Functionality-Overall
16%
3Color
9%
4Strength
6%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Cat Spikes questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Cat Spikes 65/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £74K/yr across 50 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +43.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Cat Spikes on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.