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Pool Toys scores 72 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $639K a year here, search demand grew +297.1% this quarter, and returns run at 0.4% of orders.

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Flapen Score
72
72 / 100
Top 1% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +28 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£639K/yr1.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
+297.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 154 sellers

Flapen Score

Pool Toys against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Pool Toys is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

72Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Pool Toys market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pool Toys 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated £639K. The top 5 brands take 56% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 72 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

4.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +297.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £639K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+297.1%
Conversion, latest week
4.8%
Market size, estimated
£639Ka year
Peak month
July8.6× the quietest month
Top search term
pool toys552K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.21.

Listings sell for £10.21 on average, from £1.62 to £26.37. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £10.21 that is £10K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.62–£26.37
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£13K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #22 within Baby & Toddler Toys. It carries 3,161 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.6%
Average rank
#22in Baby & Toddler Toys
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,161per listing
Listings tracked
38

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 27 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
27 months

Products

Top Pool Toys 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 only 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£26K£51K£77K£102K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

154

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

40%

  • DTYDECLE21%
  • Intex12%
  • JOYIN10%
  • Zoggs7%
  • Skillmatics6%
  • Bestway5%

Demand

Pool Toys search demand

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

100K60KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×

Search terms

Top Pool Toys search terms shoppers use

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

  • pool toys552K/yr
  • swimming pool toys157K/yr
  • pool games92K/yr
  • pool toys for toddlers age 1-553K/yr
  • pool toys for kids 7-1248K/yr
  • swimming toys77K/yr
  • kids pool toys38K/yr
  • diving toys35K/yr
  • swimming pool games32K/yr
  • sinkies for kids swimming37K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pool Toys

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

Complain

Quality-Overall11%−0.09

the lack of quality control

Cheap product not fit for purpose tho

Poor quality

Durability10%−0.06

Fishing rods already broke

the rings broke pretty quickly

one of the rods broke instantly on first use

Size-Overall9%

Its huge

much smaller than anticipated

The beach ball is small

Inflation/Deflation8%−0.08

no pump included

go down almost instantly

Did not stay inflated

Value For Money5%+0.62

overpriced

Although its quite expensive

Not worth the money

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience36%+3.31

Fun game

fun in the sun

Good fun

Quality-Overall11%−0.09

Good quality

Excellent and versatile product

Good variety

Value For Money11%+0.62

Worth the price

Excellent value

Good for the money

Color5%+0.07

Colours are bright

The variety of colors

The colours are great

Water Resistance5%

Great for encouraging children to become more confident in the water

The cards are waterproof

Great for swimming, chasing and leaning to blow bubbles for under water swimming

Return

0.4% Return rate 41% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall30%▆█▅▇▇▆

Its huge

much smaller than anticipated

The beach ball is small

Quality-Overall12%█▂▇▇▅▅

the lack of quality control

Cheap product not fit for purpose tho

Poor quality

Inflation/Deflation9%█▂▂▅▅▆

no pump included

go down almost instantly

Did not stay inflated

Defective Material/Parts6%▄▇▅▄▅█
Functionality-Overall6%▁█▂▂▅▃

FAQ

Common Pool Toys questions

Answered from the same tracked data.