Foam Balls
a small market ($64K/yr) — Foam Balls doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Foam Balls profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Foam Balls is a £64K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Foam Balls: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +7.4% over the last 90 days and 5.3% of searches end in a purchase.
£64K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.
17%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 17 products
Top Foam Balls products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
HTI Fun Sport Foam Footballs | Indoor/Outdoor Soft Sponge Foam Soccer Ball | Play Many Games For Hours Of Fun | Suitable For All Ages (19.4cm 3Pk Red Blue & Yellow)
- Price
- £18.75
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 77
- Age
- 3y ago
Pllieay 12 Pieces 2.4 Inch Soft Foam Balls Lightweight Mini Indoor Toys Play Balls for Safe Fun Bright Colors Birthday Party for Boys and Girls
- Price
- £11.61
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 748
- Age
- 6y ago
PHG Foam Football | Indoor/Outdoor Sponge Soccer Ball for Kids and Adults | Garden and Beach Ball Set (17.5 cm 1 Pack - Red Blue Yellow)
- Price
- £16.19
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 3y ago
HTI Fun Sport Small Soft 70mm Tennis Balls | Perfect Foam Sponge Ball For Kids Games
- Price
- £4.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 891
- Age
- 19y ago
HTI Fun Sport 20cm Football | Indoor/Outdoor Soft Sponge Foam Soccer Ball | Play Many Games For Hours Of Fun | Suitable For Adults Boys And Girls Of All Ages (19.4cm Red)
- Price
- £7.91
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 634
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Size 4 Soft Foam Soccer Ball for Kids & Adults Safe Sponge Football in Vibrant Colors | for Indoor Play Outdoor Garden Games Family Beach Games | Gift for Children - (17.5 cm) (Red)
- Price
- £7.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago
Size 4 Football | Sponge Foam Soccer | Outdoor Games for Kids | Indoor Football Adults Garden and Beach Games for Families | Toddlers | 17.5cm (Red)
- Price
- £7.98
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 11mo ago
PHG Foam Football | Indoor/Outdoor Sponge Soccer Ball for Kids and Adults | Garden and Beach Ball Set (17.5 cm 1 Pack - Red Blue Yellow)
- Price
- £16.19
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 3y ago
ZHIYE Mini Pilates Ball Yoga Exercise Core Fitness Bender Stability Barre Training Physical Therapy Anti-Slip Swiss Ball Gym Home
- Price
- £3.52
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,559
- Age
- 7y ago
Longridge Foam Practice Golf Balls (Pack of 6 Balls)
- Price
- £2.53
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,009
- Age
- 19y ago
Newest
by launch dateSize 4 Soft Foam Soccer Ball for Kids & Adults Safe Sponge Football in Vibrant Colors | for Indoor Play Outdoor Garden Games Family Beach Games | Gift for Children - (17.5 cm) (Red)
- Price
- £7.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago
Toyland Pack of 3-7.5cm (3) Colourful Soft Foam Mini Footballs - Summer Beach Games - Indoor & Outdoor Sports Toys
- Price
- £9.77
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 11mo ago
Size 4 Football | Sponge Foam Soccer | Outdoor Games for Kids | Indoor Football Adults Garden and Beach Games for Families | Toddlers | 17.5cm (Red)
- Price
- £7.98
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 11mo ago
3Pcs Soft Ball 6cm Soft Foam Ball Sponge Balls Mini Tennis Cricket Balls Football Basketball Baseball Pattern for Indoor Outdoor Birthday Party Games Supplies
- Price
- £5.22
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago
MIXEL Soft Foam Sponge Ball Soft Sports And Daily Activities Durable Foam Comfortable And Safe Experience Hand-Eye Coordination Indoors Or Outdoors Random Colours (3 Pcs)
- Price
- £10.43
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
14%
- HTI47%
- Pllieay17%
- Pride Home & Garden11%
- Generic4%
- Tabanzhe4%
- Longridge3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 14%)
Foam Balls demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Foam Balls search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- foam ball42K/yr
- foam balls35K/yr
- foam balls for kids15K/yr
- sponge balls16K/yr
- sponge ball15K/yr
- sponge balls for kids11K/yr
- soft foam balls4K/yr
- small foam balls5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Foam Balls
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
100% of reviews“Arrived quickly is good quality, happy with purchase and vendor”
“Fun indoors”
“the material feels soft”
“Exactly as described”
“Fun balls”
What buyers complain about
100% of reviews“Extremely small”
“Quality has declined”
“only last two weeks playing catch on yard”
“Not as soft as anticipated unfortunately”
“This was quite disappointing the ball had a sticker on it”
Foam Balls return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
78%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Foam Balls questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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