Skip to content

Gripster

Fail

Shoppers spend only $520 a year here, so Gripster is a Fail.

Flapen Score
31
31 / 100
Ranks 777 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · −19 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£520/yr1K searches / yr
90-day growth
-25.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 4 sellers

Flapen Score

Gripster against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Gripster is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

31Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gripster market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gripster 1K times last year and spent an estimated £520. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 31 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £520 a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-25.4%
Conversion, latest week
7.1%
Market size, estimated
£520a year
Peak month
August5.3× the quietest month
Top search term
gripster1K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.49.

Listings sell for £6.49 on average, from £4.71 to £9.37. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 0 to 100 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £6.49 that is £0 to £649 a year per listing.

Average price
£6.49under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.71–£9.37
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
0–100
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£649
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #150 within Fitness. It carries 5,230 reviews at 3.73 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.3%
Average rank
#150in Fitness
Average rating
3.73 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,230per listing
Listings tracked
3

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Gripster 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 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£52£104£156£208101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

4

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • FitBeast36%
  • Vicloon36%
  • FYJLXF27%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Gripster search demand

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

350250Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMar

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.3×

Search terms

Top Gripster search terms shoppers use

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

  • gripster1K/yr
  • gripster forearm trainer35/yr
  • the gripster24/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gripster

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

Complain

Handle Quality33%−0.23

Cheap plastic handle

Durability33%−0.16

Broke after 3 months

Product broke after 3 months

Strength17%−0.11

son found other items flimsy

Love

Grip38%+2.87

My wife loved this as it helps her as a lot as cant grip properly before using this would recommend many thanks

The hand grip strengthener is useful

Variable gripper gives lots of choice

Quality-Overall31%0.00

Great variety

no complaints

All of the equipment is high quality and works well

Value For Money19%+2.03

Super value for money

Good value

Very good value

Durability6%−0.16

Very durable

Return

0.5% Return rate 13% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall22%▁▃▁▃▁█
Functionality-Overall17%█▂▃▂▁▁
Size-Overall11%▁▅▁▃█▁
Grip9%▁▁█▅▁▁
Strength4%▁▁█▁▁▁

son found other items flimsy

FAQ

Common Gripster questions

Answered from the same tracked data.