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Ice Ball Maker

Ice Ball Maker shows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

75
Worth a look

Top 1% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +24 vs the category median of 51

Market size 39Growth 88Conversion 69Competition 88Returns 97Price range 38Avg price 39Brand share 96Review moat 73Quality gap 96
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Ice Ball Maker profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ice Ball Maker is a £195K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (289K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 35% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 75/100.

Ice Ball Maker: 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 +91.6% over the last 90 days and 6.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£195K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+91.6%289K
Conversion rate6.3%
Avg price£10.70

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 35% of demand, so 65% of the market is open.

65%

open market share

Brands · sellers63 · 77
Top-5 product click share28%
Open market65%
Avg brand age22 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 76 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)36· 1 succeeded
Avg rating3.9★
Avg reviews593

Top Ice Ball Maker 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 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

63 rising

Sellers

77

Top-5 brand share

35%

Top 20: 70%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 59%

Open market

61%

  • Bangp12%
  • Samuelworld8%
  • Sumhao6%
  • iyes.top5%
  • LUCKEA4%
  • Spespo4%

Ice Ball Maker demand & seasonality

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

Volume289KCVR6.3%Products76Brands63Top 5 Brands35%OOS Rate8.3%Rating3.9★Reviews593Avg BSR#396
10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top Ice Ball Maker search terms shoppers use

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

  • ice ball mould65K/yr
  • round ice cube moulds41K/yr
  • ice ball maker28K/yr
  • ball ice cube moulds18K/yr
  • sphere ice cube mould16K/yr
  • round ice cube tray13K/yr
  • ice cube balls7K/yr
  • ice balls8K/yr
  • ice ball8K/yr
  • ice balls for drinks5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ice Ball Maker

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Ease Of Use18%

Easy to use

Quality-Overall16%

Good quality trays

Value For Money10%

Great value for money

Size-Overall9%

Good size

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

It works as it should

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Size-Overall17%

Not fit for purpose

Leak-Proof11%

Leaks everywhere

Quality-Overall11%

Rubbish

Ease Of Use9%

so quite difficult to use

Functionality-Overall8%

Don't function as expected

Ice Ball Maker return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

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
45%
2Leak-Proof
11%
3Functionality-Overall
8%
4Quality-Overall
7%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%

Common Ice Ball Maker questions

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

Flapen scores Ice Ball Maker 75/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £195K/yr across 76 tracked products. 1 of 36 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +91.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ice Ball Maker on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.