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Squishy Maker

Squishy Maker shows demand growing +192.3% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

64
Worth a look
Market size 45Growth 97Conversion 32Competition 38Returns 96Price range 63Avg price 86Brand share 43Review moat 85Quality gap 77
This niche Category average

Is Squishy Maker profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Squishy Maker is a £238K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (483K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Squishy Maker: 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 +192.3% over the last 90 days and 2.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£238K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+192.3%483K
Conversion rate2.6%
Avg price£19.20

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 50
Top-5 product click share62%
Open market21%
Avg brand age19 months

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 · 16 products

Sponsored placement56%
New entrants (1y)7· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews293

Top Squishy Maker products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£24K£48K£71K£95K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • John Adams41%
  • Highttoy13%
  • Doctor Squish10%
  • Character Options9%
  • Doodora7%
  • Canal Toys7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 14%)

Squishy Maker demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume483KCVR2.6%Products16Brands11Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate1.9%Rating4.3★Reviews293Avg BSR#668
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Top Squishy Maker search terms shoppers use

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

  • squishy maker167K/yr
  • squishy making kit97K/yr
  • make your own squishy set40K/yr
  • squishy kit21K/yr
  • doctor squish squishy maker30K/yr
  • dr squish squishy maker30K/yr
  • squishy maker kit21K/yr
  • diy squishy kit11K/yr
  • doctor squish15K/yr
  • dr squish13K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Squishy Maker

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience34%

Good fun

Gifting Purpose13%

Brilliant gift

Value For Money10%

Great value for money

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

The instructions are straightforward

Quality-Overall6%

Components appear to be good quality

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Value For Money20%

Extremely disappointed, especially considering the price

Durability11%

broke on the first day of using it

Adhesion/Stickiness7%

These are actually really good, it can get a bit messy and sticky

Quality-Overall5%

Terrible kit

Inflation/Deflation5%

the balloon kept deflating while trying to fill it

Squishy Maker return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

8%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Defective Material/Parts
17%
2Functionality-Overall
16%
3Gifting Purpose
13%
4Leak-Proof
12%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%

Common Squishy Maker questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Squishy Maker 64/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £238K/yr across 16 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +192.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Squishy Maker on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.