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Ph Minus

Ph Minus shows demand growing +703.8% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

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Flapen Score

59
Worth a look
Market size 25Growth 100Conversion 98Competition 40Returns 99Price range 31Avg price 41Brand share 47Review moat 69Quality gap 25
This niche Category average

Is Ph Minus profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ph Minus is a £98K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (51K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Ph Minus: 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 +703.8% over the last 90 days and 17.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£98K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr+703.8%51K
Conversion rate17.5%
Avg price£10.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 25
Top-5 product click share61%
Open market23%
Avg brand age67 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews753

Top Ph Minus 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

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£10K£20K£30K£39K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Clearwater28%
  • SHATCHI22%
  • Bluewater Pools & Spa Chemicals10%
  • SUDS-ONLINE9%
  • bluewater POOL & SPA CHEMICALS8%
  • Zagosa8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)

Ph Minus demand & seasonality

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

Volume51KCVR17.5%Products18Brands11Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate3.3%Rating4.6★Reviews753Avg BSR#20
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 18.3×

Top Ph Minus search terms shoppers use

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

  • ph minus17K/yr
  • ph minus swimming pool6K/yr
  • ph minus hot tub8K/yr
  • ph reducer for swimming pool5K/yr
  • ph reducer4K/yr
  • ph decreaser for pool3K/yr
  • clearwater ph minus3K/yr
  • ph reducer hot tub4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ph Minus

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Value For Money47%

Good value. Arrived quick good value for.

Advertised Vs Actual Product22%

Works as it should

Quality-Overall17%

Great Product

Efficiency6%

Works well would recommend

Heating6%

Perfect for the hot tub

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Functionality-Overall25%

Doesnt work

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%

Doesnt do what it says

Value For Money25%

Waste of money

Natural Resource Wastage13%

Absolute waste of of money no chlorine in them did nothing for the water

Water Resistance13%

Absolute waste of of money no chlorine in them did nothing for the water

Ph Minus return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

44%

Fixable by listing

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

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
33%
2Leak-Proof
26%
3Functionality-Overall
9%
4Size-Overall
7%
5Product Condition
4%

Common Ph Minus questions

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

Flapen scores Ph Minus 59/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £98K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +703.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ph Minus on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 18.3× the quietest.