Slingshot
PassSlingshot scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $240K a year here, search demand grew +38.4% this quarter, and returns run at 0.7% of orders.
- Flapen Score
- 65 / 100Top 3% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +21 vs the category median of 4465
- Market size
- £240K/yr1.2M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +38.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 37%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 29 sellers
Flapen Score
Slingshot against its category
The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Slingshot is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Slingshot market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Slingshot 1.2M times last year and spent an estimated £240K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.
01 · Demand
0.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +38.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £240K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.2M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +38.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £240Ka year
- Peak month
- June1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- slingshot349K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £23.48.
Listings sell for £23.48 on average, from £4.12 to £140.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £23.48 that is £2K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £23.48inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.12–£140.65
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 73% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #711 within Sports Toys & Outdoor. It carries 67 reviews at 3.76 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 44%
- Prime listings
- 73%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.0%
- Average rank
- #711in Sports Toys & Outdoor
- Average rating
- 3.76 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 67per listing
- Listings tracked
- 41
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 27 launches as successful.
27 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 27
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 40 months
Products
Top Slingshot products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Slingshot Professional Telescopic Aluminum Alloy Catapult with High Precision and Auto-Loading Bow High Velocity Repeating for Outdoor Recreational Hunting Target Shooting
- Price
- £99.11
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1mo ago

Chihutown 12 Pieces Slingshot Flat Rubber Bands 1mm Thickness Elastic Rubber Band Bungee Replacement for Slingshot Catapult Hunting Hunting Catapult Elastic Bungee (green)
- Price
- £12.41
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 4y ago

Chihutown 12 Pieces Slingshot Flat Rubber Bands 1mm Thickness Elastic Rubber Band Bungee Replacement for Slingshot Catapult Hunting Hunting Catapult Elastic Bungee (red)
- Price
- £12.63
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 4y ago

Erland Slingshot Catapult Adults Hunting Frame Only - Sling Shot Catapult
- Price
- £10.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3mo ago

FFT Raptor Slingshot FRAME ONLY
- Price
- £8.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 4mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
18+ Adult Semi-Automatic Slingshot Alloy Frame High Velocity Repeating Sling Shot for Hunting Target Practice and Outdoor Survival
- Price
- £70.12
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 1mo ago

Slingshot Professional Telescopic Aluminum Alloy Catapult with High Precision and Auto-Loading Bow High Velocity Repeating for Outdoor Recreational Hunting Target Shooting
- Price
- £99.11
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1mo ago

Erland Slingshot Catapult Adults Hunting Frame Only - Sling Shot Catapult
- Price
- £10.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3mo ago

LEIGHTONS CATTYS Clipped Frame HDPE Spitfire 90
- Price
- £16.61
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 2mo ago

Slingshot Toy: Funny Portable Interactive Funny Catapult Toys Outdoor Game for Kids Teens Garden Lawn Yard Park Camping Beach School
- Price
- £8.30
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 4mo ago
Newest
by launch date
18+ Adult Semi-Automatic Slingshot Alloy Frame High Velocity Repeating Sling Shot for Hunting Target Practice and Outdoor Survival
- Price
- £70.12
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 1mo ago

Slingshot Professional Telescopic Aluminum Alloy Catapult with High Precision and Auto-Loading Bow High Velocity Repeating for Outdoor Recreational Hunting Target Shooting
- Price
- £99.11
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1mo ago

LEIGHTONS CATTYS Clipped Frame HDPE Spitfire 90
- Price
- £16.61
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 2mo ago

Erland Slingshot Catapult Adults Hunting Frame Only - Sling Shot Catapult
- Price
- £10.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3mo ago

Slingshot Toy: Funny Portable Interactive Funny Catapult Toys Outdoor Game for Kids Teens Garden Lawn Yard Park Camping Beach School
- Price
- £8.30
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 4mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
18 falling
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 78%
Open market
15%
- FFT32%
- Generic24%
- Chihutown16%
- ERLAND6%
- PacuM3%
- HONGCI3%
- Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 15%)
Demand
Slingshot search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Slingshot search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- slingshot349K/yr
- catapult273K/yr
- catapults for adults hunting147K/yr
- slingshots68K/yr
- slingshot catapult adults hunting69K/yr
- sling shot46K/yr
- catapults49K/yr
- catapults for adults19K/yr
- catapult slingshot24K/yr
- sling shots adults hunting19K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Slingshot
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Absolute garbage quality — total waste of time and money
Cheap nasty rubbish
Awful quality
snapped within a couple of months
Then it fell apart
Break on first use each time
Not fit for purpose
seem ridiculously short
Small
the elastic came out of the catapult
elastic is too stiff to get much of a pull on it
very little stretch
Fails any trade description regulations
The product description is missleading
TITLE, NOT IMPRESSED
Love
the build quality is excellent
Good quality
well made item
Its a fun toy
Excellent toy for both dogs and cats
This is so fun to play with
This product is exceptional value for your money
For the quality and the price, this is definitely one of the best bargains for dog fetching available
Good price
no sign of it breaking
Best Durability
The build quality feels solid and durable
Easy to use
I share the very easy method
easy to use being a serrated set of clamps that are tightened
Return
0.7% Return rate 51% Fixable by listing
Not fit for purpose
seem ridiculously short
Small
Fails any trade description regulations
The product description is missleading
TITLE, NOT IMPRESSED
Absolute garbage quality — total waste of time and money
Cheap nasty rubbish
Awful quality
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