tell the time clock
Skip itA small market ($82K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£2.92–£25.61cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,551.69avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay£10.36avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+4.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad£82K£82K/yr · 88K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tell the time clock is a £82K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tell the time clock market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £62K–£83K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.0%
- Avg BSR
- #68
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 9.5%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 flat
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
21%
- Premier Stationery28%
- Learning Resources20%
- Ravel12%
- Morgan's Direct8%
- FB FunkyBuys7%
- Temple Lodge6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +4.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top tell the time clock search terms
- teaching clocks for children13K/yr
- learning clock for kids8K/yr
- tell the time clock for kids10K/yr
- learn to tell the time clock11K/yr
- learning clock10K/yr
- teaching clock8K/yr
- kids clock learn to tell the time6K/yr
- kids learning clock5K/yr
- telling the time clock5K/yr
- toy clock4K/yr
Top tell the time clock products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Premier Stationery Clever Kidz Magnetic Clever Clock as Mentioned H2754992
Premier Stationery£3.364.4★11,712 rev
Ravel Childrens 25cm Time Teacher Wall Clock - White
Ravel£10.804.5★1,584 rev
Learning Resources Big Time Mini Clock Ages 5+ Teaching Clock
Learning Resources£3.384.4★2,394 rev
Learning Resources Time Activity Set Ages 57 Teaching Time Toy Learn to Tell Time Homeschool Clock Kit Analogue & Digital Activities
Learning Resources£11.844.7★10,597 rev
Morgans Direct Early Learning Education Clock Moveable Hands Happy Face Magnetic. - Easy to use and to learn for young children as well as durable and portable.
Morgan's Direct£4.294.2★1,132 rev
Newest
by launch date
FB FunkyBuys Learning Clock for Kids - 10 Inches Silent Non-Ticking Kids Clocks for Bedrooms - Colorful Decorative Educational Time Teaching Clock
FB FunkyBuys£11.1862 rev
Trifletopia 1PC Learning Clock for Kids - 24-Hour Time Teaching Model - Educational Toy for Early Learning - Display Clock for Children Age 6+ - 10cm Diameter (Yellow)
Trifletopia£3.901 rev
Oyster&Pop Analogue Teaching Clocks for Kids to Tell the Time - 3-Pack Set
Oyster&Pop£12.9248 rev
Early Learning Educational Teaching Clock with Moveable Hands and Magnetic Back. Helps Children Learn to tell the Time for Classrooms and Home Learning
Temple Lodge£4.33397 rev
Homotte Kids Wall Clock for Bedroom 10 Inch Round Multi-Colored Learning Clock Childrens Silent Analog Non-Ticking Educational Wall Clock for Boys and Girls Classroom Home Decor
Homotte£14.05638 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Kiddus Educational Watch for Kids Analog Wristwatch for Boys and Girls from 5 Years Old 3ATM and 5ATM First Childrens Timepiece with Hours and Minutes Learning Gift for Kids
Kiddus£25.614.2★
DHCHAPU Pupil Clock - Tell the Time - 12 HOUR&24 HOUR Clock Student Learning Clock
DHCHAPU£3.314.2★
Trifletopia 1PC Learning Clock for Kids - 24-Hour Time Teaching Model - Educational Toy for Early Learning - Display Clock for Children Age 6+ - 10cm Diameter (Yellow)
Trifletopia£3.903.0★
Learning Resources Big Time Mini Clock Ages 5+ Teaching Clock
Learning Resources£3.384.4★
Learning Resources Time Activity Set Ages 57 Teaching Time Toy Learn to Tell Time Homeschool Clock Kit Analogue & Digital Activities
Learning Resources£11.844.7★
What buyers say about tell the time clock
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to read”
“Great value for money”
“It is one of those rare childrens products that looks lovely in the room”
“Superb learning tool for kids”
“Yeah did the job”
“Nice and colourful”
“The silent non-ticking mechanism is a huge bonus”
“Just the right size for little hands”
“Its all written out on this simulation clock in easy to understand color coding”
“What I really like is how clearly everything is laid out”
What buyers complain about
“Clock hands were so loose”
“Low quality item”
“Frequent battery changes lasted about 2 months”
“it really isnt worth more than a £1 or 2 pounds”
“It's only getting 3 stars because I think it's fairly robust for a bit of cardboard”
“not silent”
“Quickly broken”
“Strap has broken already”
“The hands get stuck together”
“dirty as though it had been used previously”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tell the time clock profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £82K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +4.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the tell the time clock niche?
- 13 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tell the time clock?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Battery Life. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for tell the time clock peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tell the time clock niche?
- Listings span £2.92–£25.61; the average listing price is £10.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,552 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.