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Ice Ball Maker

Pass

Ice Ball Maker scores 75 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $195K a year here, search demand grew +91.6% this quarter, and returns run at 0.7% of orders.

Flapen Score
75
75 / 100
Top 1% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +24 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£195K/yr289K searches / yr
90-day growth
+91.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
28%top-5 click share · 63 brands · 77 sellers

Flapen Score

Ice Ball Maker against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Ice Ball Maker is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

75Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ice Ball Maker market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ice Ball Maker 289K times last year and spent an estimated £195K. The top 5 brands take 35% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Flapen scores it 75 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 289K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +91.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £195K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
289K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+91.6%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£195Ka year
Peak month
December3.7× the quietest month
Top search term
ice ball mould65K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.70.

Listings sell for £10.70 on average, from £3.44 to £225.13. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.70 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.44–£225.13
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #396 within Barware. It carries 593 reviews at 3.93 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
8.3%
Average rank
#396in Barware
Average rating
3.93 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
593per listing
Listings tracked
76

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 36 launches as successful.

36 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 22 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
36
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
22 months

Products

Top Ice Ball Maker products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 28% of clicks. 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%

Demand

Ice Ball Maker search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Ice Ball Maker search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ice Ball Maker

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall17%−0.04

Not fit for purpose

These are big lol

Small size

Leak-Proof11%

Leaks everywhere

Water leaks out

It leaks badly

Quality-Overall11%+0.21

Rubbish

Garbage item

Poor quality

Ease Of Use9%+1.14

so quite difficult to use

it is difficult to try push harder

can be a bit tricky to get out

Functionality-Overall8%−0.13

Don't function as expected

Not workable

Doesn't work

Love

Ease Of Use18%+1.14

Easy to use

easy to pop out

the process is surprisingly easy

Quality-Overall16%+0.21

Good quality trays

Excellent product

good quality components

Value For Money10%+0.78

Great value for money

Good value

Great value for money

Size-Overall9%−0.04

Good size

really enjoy the size

6CM Reusable was good size

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.98

It works as it should

As described

Exactly what I needed

Return

0.7% Return rate 56% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall45%██▇▅▇▇

Not fit for purpose

These are big lol

Small size

Leak-Proof11%▇▇▃█▇▆

Leaks everywhere

Water leaks out

It leaks badly

Functionality-Overall8%▄▇▇█▅▇

Don't function as expected

Not workable

Doesn't work

Quality-Overall7%▃▅▃█▄▃

Rubbish

Garbage item

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▆▃██▄▄

Not like the photo

Returning them not as advertised

Not as described

FAQ

Common Ice Ball Maker questions

Answered from the same tracked data.