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Play Doh Ice Cream

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Play Doh Ice Cream is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 971 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −2 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£63K/yr44K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
75%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 113 sellers

Flapen Score

Play Doh Ice Cream against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Play Doh Ice Cream is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Play Doh Ice Cream market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Play Doh Ice Cream 44K times last year and spent an estimated £63K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 44K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £63K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
44K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.0%
Conversion, latest week
8.7%
Market size, estimated
£63Ka year
Peak month
December11.2× the quietest month
Top search term
play doh ice cream set14K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £16.56.

Listings sell for £16.56 on average, from £6.78 to £58.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £16.56 that is £4K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£16.56inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.78–£58.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£8K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

62% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #134 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 10,704 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
62%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#134in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
10,704per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Play Doh Ice Cream 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 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

113

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Play-Doh71%
  • JoiTale20%
  • Crelloci7%
  • Kinetic Sand2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Play Doh Ice Cream search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.2×

Search terms

Top Play Doh Ice Cream search terms shoppers use

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

  • play doh ice cream set14K/yr
  • play doh ice cream9K/yr
  • playdoh ice cream set10K/yr
  • playdough ice cream set7K/yr
  • ice cream playdoh4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Play Doh Ice Cream

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

Complain

Quality-Overall15%−0.06

Awful absolute rubbish

Cheap quality

Poor quality

Functionality-Overall8%−0.05

Turning mechanism does not work

Doesnt work

Does not work as demonstrated

Strength8%−0.04

Too flimsy

Some of the parts feel slightly flimsy

after repeated use the main moulding section did not feel as sturdy or secure as when it was first assembled

Size-Overall7%−0.03

So unable to return cause it now doesnt fit in the original box

Smaller than what I expected

Ok if small

Fun/Entertainment Experience6%+2.87

not much to actually play with

need help to play

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience42%+2.87

Endless fun

Fun for kids

keeps kids properly entertained

Gifting Purpose13%+0.80

perfect as a gift too

Christmas gift

This was Christmas present for my grandsons they loved it

Quality-Overall9%−0.06

This feels like a decent quality set for the price

Overall, its a well-made, engaging set that encourages creativity and pretend play

Excellent product

Ease Of Use5%

everything is easy to use

Great fun and easy to clear up

Simple handle turning

Color5%+0.24

The bright colours

The bright colours are appealing, and the set encourages discussion about shapes, colours, and pretend orders, making it a good mix of crafting and role play

The colours are lovely and vibrant too, although my son quickly mixed them all together anyway

Return

0.7% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall24%▂▅▇▆▅█

Turning mechanism does not work

Doesnt work

Does not work as demonstrated

Defective Material/Parts18%█▃▅▇█▆
Gifting Purpose7%▁▇█▃▅▆

Birthday present that had the main part missing

Mechanism Issues7%▁▇▅█▁▃
Quality-Overall6%▁▃█▂▄▃

Awful absolute rubbish

Cheap quality

Poor quality

FAQ

Common Play Doh Ice Cream questions

Answered from the same tracked data.