Zip String
MaybeThe products selling today average only 4.1★. But the top 5 brands take 95% of clicks, so Zip String is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 55 / 100Top 28% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +5 vs the category median of 5055
- Market size
- £142K/yr230K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +57.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 61%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 12 sellers
Flapen Score
Zip String against its category
The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Zip String is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Zip String market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Zip String 230K times last year and spent an estimated £142K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
3.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 230K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +57.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £142K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 230K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +57.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £142Ka year
- Peak month
- November9.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- zip string98K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £18.01.
Listings sell for £18.01 on average, from £8.11 to £38.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £18.01 that is £5K to £9K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £18.01inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £8.11–£38.74
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £5K–£9K
- Returns
- 1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #233 within Toys. It carries 2,219 reviews at 4.07 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 87%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.1%
- Average rank
- #233in Toys
- Average rating
- 4.07 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,219per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 5 launches as successful.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 25 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 5
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 25 months
Products
Top Zip String 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
ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy USB-C Rechargeable Luma Glow
- Price
- £29.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 1y ago

ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy Viral Fidget Toy for Kids & Adults USB-C Rechargeable (Aracna)
- Price
- £32.51
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 8mo ago

ZipString - String Rope Launcher - Outdoor Toy Viral Fidget Toy for Kids and Adults - Cool Toys (Blue)
- Price
- £23.95
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 3y ago

ZipString - Psycho Strings - Pack of 3
- Price
- £8.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 1y ago

ZipString String Rope Launcher Viral Fidget Toy Violet
- Price
- £23.91
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy Viral Fidget Toy for Kids & Adults USB-C Rechargeable (Aracna)
- Price
- £32.51
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 8mo ago

Jtffjsy String Rope Launcher 5 Fluorescent Ropes Glow in the Dark Zip String USB-Rechargeable Electric Outdoor Toy Viral Fidget Toy
- Price
- £9.93
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 1y ago

Vutlace Electric String Rope Launcher Lasso String Shooter for Kids Rope Launcher Propeller Toy for Kids and Adults - Cool Toys - Rock it Red Zip String Toy (Green)
- Price
- £10.12
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 7mo ago

ZipString - Psycho Strings - Pack of 3
- Price
- £8.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 1y ago

ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy USB-C Rechargeable Luma Glow
- Price
- £29.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 11mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Vutlace Electric String Rope Launcher Lasso String Shooter for Kids Rope Launcher Propeller Toy for Kids and Adults - Cool Toys - Rock it Red Zip String Toy
- Price
- £10.85
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 7mo ago

Vutlace Electric String Rope Launcher Lasso String Shooter for Kids Rope Launcher Propeller Toy for Kids and Adults - Cool Toys - Rock it Red Zip String Toy (Green)
- Price
- £10.12
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 7mo ago

ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy Viral Fidget Toy for Kids & Adults USB-C Rechargeable (Aracna)
- Price
- £32.51
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 8mo ago

ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy USB-C Rechargeable Twin Pack
- Price
- £38.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 9mo ago

ZipString Handheld String Launcher Toy USB-C Rechargeable Luma Glow
- Price
- £29.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,721
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- ZipString71%
- nnOuOnn7%
- Vutlace6%
- Jognee6%
- Jtffjsy5%
- CMANLNYK3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand
Zip String search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.3×
Search terms
Top Zip String search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- zip string98K/yr
- zipstring57K/yr
- zip string arcana9K/yr
- zip string toy30K/yr
- string launcher16K/yr
- string toy4K/yr
- string shooter7K/yr
- string rope launcher4K/yr
- string launching web shooter4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Zip String
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
expensive
I paid £35 so it is a little on the expensive side
Not worth the money at all
String broke
Bad string
The string constantly got stuck
Broke first time using it
it broke after being used for literally a few minutes
Broke after two days
Its very fab until it runs out of battery
Safety issues
Love
Great fun
Fun for all
Fun toy
It seems well built so hope it lasts
It's well made
Great quality
worth it
so worth it
Battery seems to last ages
Battery life is good
good battery life
Perfect for gifting
Great fun gift for 11 year old
My son received this as a Christmas gift
Return
1.4% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing
First it didn't always work when the button was pushed. on a full charge
String broke
Bad string
The string constantly got stuck
Broke first time using it
it broke after being used for literally a few minutes
Broke after two days
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