Sand Timer
FailDemand is soft, at -22.2% this quarter, so Sand Timer is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 5146
- Market size
- £151K/yr256K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 61%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 36 sellers
Flapen Score
Sand Timer against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Sand Timer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sand Timer market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sand Timer 256K times last year and spent an estimated £151K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 256K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £151K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 256K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £151Ka year
- Peak month
- October1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sand timer71K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £11.14.
Listings sell for £11.14 on average, from £2.89 to £17.25. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £11.14 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £11.14under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.89–£17.25
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #145 within Kitchen Timers. It carries 463 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 77%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.4%
- Average rank
- #145in Kitchen Timers
- Average rating
- 4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 463per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Sand Timer products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
5 PCS Hourglass Kids Hourglass Timer Hourglass Set Colorful Sand Clock Kitchen Timer Time Management Includes 1 Minute 3 5 10 and 30 Minutes
- Price
- £12.06
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 117
- Age
- 3y ago

Comsmart Sand Timer 6 Colors Hourglass Sandglass Sand Clock Timer 1min / 3mins / 5mins / 10mins / 15mins / 30mins for Classroom Game Home Office Decoration (6pcs)
- Price
- £12.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,473
- Age
- 6y ago

Sand Timer Set of 6 Colorful Hourglass Sand Clocks (30s/1/2/3/5/10 Min) Visual Aid for Kids Toothbrush Time Keeper Classroom Essentials for Teachers
- Price
- £4.48
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 267
- Age
- 2y ago

Temple Lodge Sand Timer for Kids-Colorful and Attractive-Easy to Operate- Pack of 6 Hourglasses- Visual Tool for Kids- Learning Tool
- Price
- £4.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 635
- Age
- 4y ago

Hourglass Kids Hourglass Timer Hourglass Set Colorful Sand Clock Kitchen Timer Time Management Includes 1 Minute 3 5 10 and 30 Minutes(5 Pieces)
- Price
- £14.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,025
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
AUMAYCO 5 Pack Sand Timer Colorful Hourglass Set 3mins/5mins/10mins/15mins/30mins Visual Timer for Classroom Games Home & Office Time Management Assistant
- Price
- £9.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago

Wai Danie Moving Sand Art Picture 3D Hourglass Deep Sea Sandscape Liquid Motion Display Painting Flowing Sand Frame Relaxing Desktop Home Office Work Decor (Black 7)
- Price
- £15.28
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,261
- Age
- 3y ago

Wooden 1/3/5 Minute Sand Glass Hourglass Timer Creative Clock Home Decor Kitchen Tools Gift for Simple Style Thermometers and Timers Khaki
- Price
- £5.44
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago

Kids Toothbrush Timer ~ 2 Minute Smile Sand Timer for Brushing Childrens Teeth (Green)
- Price
- £2.89
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 192
- Age
- 4y ago

Sand Timer Hourglass Kids Timer Sandglass Set Color Sand Timers Visual Timer Sand Timer Kid Time Management Assistant 3 5 10 15 and 30 Minutes 5 Pcs
- Price
- £15.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 66
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Sand Timer - 6 Colors Hourglass Sandglass Sand Clock - 30sec / 1min 2mins 3mins 5mins / 10mins (Pack of 6) - For Classroom Game Home Office Toothbrush Timer for Children Kids
- Price
- £4.16
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 11mo ago

AUMAYCO 5 Pack Sand Timer Colorful Hourglass Set 3mins/5mins/10mins/15mins/30mins Visual Timer for Classroom Games Home & Office Time Management Assistant
- Price
- £9.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago

Wooden 1/3/5 Minute Sand Glass Hourglass Timer Creative Clock Home Decor Kitchen Tools Gift for Simple Style Thermometers and Timers Khaki
- Price
- £5.44
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago

Multi-Color Sand Timer Visual Time Management Hourglass Set 3/5/10/15/30 Min Sand Clock for Cooking Games Classroom & Productivity Durable Acrylic Multi-Purpose Design Pack of 5
- Price
- £10.09
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago

Sand Timer 30 Minute Hourglass SuLiao Colorful Sand Watch Lager Pink Sand Clock Plastic Hour Glass Sandglass Timer for Kids Games Classroom Decoration
- Price
- £7.56
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,814
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
21 falling
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
24%
- Yerdos23%
- Temple Lodge14%
- Comsmart12%
- Yolie12%
- Dream HorseX11%
- ELAINESTORE4%
Demand
Sand Timer search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Sand Timer search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sand timer71K/yr
- hourglass55K/yr
- sand timers for kids33K/yr
- sand timers23K/yr
- hour glass8K/yr
- hour glass sand timers8K/yr
- sand timers for autism5K/yr
- egg timer sand5K/yr
- hourglass timer6K/yr
- 1 minute sand timer5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sand Timer
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Timers are off
Timers werent accurate
so not a reliable time keeper sadly
Broke after only a couple of uses
Not durable at all
Not durable
It's bigger than I imagined
Small in size
are a bit on the small side
Bad quality
Terrible quality
No the best quality
the outside is flimsy plastic
so not very robust in my opinion
very fragile
Love
Good solid product and has been
Good quality, perfect for little hands
Amazing quality
Timer on
I love the sand timers
Perfect timer
They are exactly what I was looking for
Does what it's meant to do
does the job
she really enjoys using this to time herself to do things
Highly recommend for any games night
beautifully coloured
The colours are great, clean and rich
Good size and vibrant colour
Return
0.6% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing
Timers are off
Timers werent accurate
so not a reliable time keeper sadly
It's bigger than I imagined
Small in size
are a bit on the small side
Dont work
not for function
it didn't work at all after about a minute of turning it over
Broke after only a couple of uses
Not durable at all
Not durable
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