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Soil Moisture Meter

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But the average product has 8,219 reviews to catch up to, so Soil Moisture Meter is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£215K/yr186K searches / yr
90-day growth
+42.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
63%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Soil Moisture Meter against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Soil Moisture Meter is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Soil Moisture Meter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Soil Moisture Meter 186K times last year and spent an estimated £215K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 186K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +42.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £215K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
186K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+42.9%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
£215Ka year
Peak month
May2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
soil moisture meter52K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.78.

Listings sell for £9.78 on average, from £3.36 to £22.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £9.78 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.78under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.36–£22.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£15K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #33 within Plant & Soil Monitoring. It carries 8,219 reviews at 4.18 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.4%
Average rank
#33in Plant & Soil Monitoring
Average rating
4.18 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
8,219per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Soil Moisture Meter 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 63% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£22K£43K£65K£86K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

25%

  • XLUX39%
  • YAMRON10%
  • Antonki9%
  • flintronic6%
  • Yizerel5%
  • Zuvo5%

Demand

Soil Moisture Meter search demand

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

6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Soil Moisture Meter search terms shoppers use

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

  • soil moisture meter52K/yr
  • moisture meter for plants30K/yr
  • plant moisture meter28K/yr
  • plant watering indicator28K/yr
  • soil moisture sensor8K/yr
  • plant moisture meter houseplants8K/yr
  • plant water indicator7K/yr
  • water meter for plants5K/yr
  • soil moisture meter indoor plants8K/yr
  • plant water meter4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soil Moisture Meter

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

Complain

Durability19%−0.23

Broke quickly

Broke after one month

Does not last

Functionality-Overall18%−0.21

Does not do what it ought to

Didn't work for me

stopped working on me

Measurement/Reading Accuracy13%−0.10

Incorrect readings

Beware, inaccurate readings

Not accurate

Moist/Dry12%−0.10

Says that water is dry

then immediately fell back down to Dry

it shows dry

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Cheap looking

Build quality is basic

Not great quality

Love

Ease Of Use28%+1.86

Easy to read

easy to operate

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+0.81

works as advertised

Does what it says

Just as expected

Value For Money13%+0.75

Good price

worth it

Excellent value for money

Plant Growth11%+0.77

helped with my plants

my plants are doing really well

can be handy for plant care

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Good device

Quality is good

Reasonable price for quality

Return

0.8% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall41%█▇███▆

Does not do what it ought to

Didn't work for me

stopped working on me

Measurement/Reading Accuracy19%▇▅▇▄▇█

Incorrect readings

Beware, inaccurate readings

Not accurate

Defective Material/Parts9%▇▇▄▇▆█
Moist/Dry8%▅▇█▅▃▄

Says that water is dry

then immediately fell back down to Dry

it shows dry

Size-Overall5%▃█▇▂▃▅

FAQ

Common Soil Moisture Meter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.