Soft Ball
Soft Ball shows low returns (0.4%), but a small market ($66K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Soft Ball profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Soft Ball is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (112K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Soft Ball: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +7.9% over the last 90 days and 5.4% of searches end in a purchase.
£66K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand, so 33% of the market is open.
33%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 30 products
Top Soft Ball 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
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
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
Henbrandt Rainbow Bright PVC Football Ball 20cm Uninflated (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £3.14
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 593
- Age
- 11y ago
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
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
Trending
90-day click momentum
DELEE 4PCS Foam Football Soft Sponge Soccer Ball for Indoor Outdoor Play Lightweight Durable Water Ball Swimming Pool Beach Balls Perfect for Games Fun Sport for Adults Boys Girls (7cm)
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 4mo ago
INPODAK 6Pack Dodgeball Set 8.5inch Soft Playground Balls for Kids
- Price
- £23.19
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago
INPODAK 12Pack Dodgeball Set 8.5inch Soft Playground Balls for Kids
- Price
- £37.33
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago
Jofuni Indoor Soft Football for House Home Training Ball Standard Size 4 Soft & Safe Ball for Teenager 6-12 Indoor Dribbling Training Football Gift for Kids Boys (Colorful-Size 4)
- Price
- £15.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 7mo 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
Newest
by launch dateDELEE 4PCS Foam Football Soft Sponge Soccer Ball for Indoor Outdoor Play Lightweight Durable Water Ball Swimming Pool Beach Balls Perfect for Games Fun Sport for Adults Boys Girls (7cm)
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 4mo ago
Jofuni Indoor Soft Football for House Home Training Ball Standard Size 4 Soft & Safe Ball for Teenager 6-12 Indoor Dribbling Training Football Gift for Kids Boys (Colorful-Size 4)
- Price
- £15.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 7mo ago
FNA FASHIONS Soccer Shoot Neon Rainbow PVC football Footballs | Uninflated PVC Balls for Indoor Outdoor and Beach Sports - CE Tested for Safety (1)
- Price
- £3.65
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 1y ago
Jofuni Indoor Soft Football for House Home Training Ball Standard Size 4 Soft & Safe Ball for Teenager 6-12 Indoor Dribbling Training Football Gift for Kids Boys(Size 4)
- Price
- £13.96
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 1y 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
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
23 falling
Sellers
58
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
27%
- HTI23%
- Tabanzhe16%
- Pllieay12%
- HENBRANDT9%
- INPODAK7%
- Jofuni7%
Soft Ball demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top Soft Ball search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- soft balls for kids31K/yr
- soft ball23K/yr
- foam balls for kids15K/yr
- soft balls16K/yr
- sponge balls for kids11K/yr
- indoor ball9K/yr
- soft foam balls4K/yr
- small soft ball3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soft Ball
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
77% of reviews“Amazing quality”
“As advertised”
“Great fun”
“great for indoor or outdoor play”
“Excellent for the money”
What buyers complain about
65% of reviews“Balls are quite small”
“Ball deflated”
“Very overpriced for a poor quality set”
“starts falling apart after a few months”
“Not as soft as thought”
Soft Ball return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
76%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Soft Ball questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
Related niches
Same-category niches scoring near this one — the next ones worth researching.
Best Flapen score
The highest-scoring niches we track right now, across every category.
