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title: "Trend — clear ice makers - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 51/100 · $60K/yr market · 26K searches/yr · $174.57 avg price. A small market ($60K/yr) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **clear ice makers**

**Worth a look**

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.2★), but a small market ($60K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 15Growth 75Conversion 17Competition 79Returns 48Price range 21Avg price 50Brand share 59Review moat 39Quality gap 80

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Great****36%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Growth**

**Great****+60.9%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Good****70%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Avg price**

**Good****$174.57**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Okay****3.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,597.49**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Bad****$8.75–$404.12**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.4%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Market size**

**Bad****$60K**

$60K/yr · 26K searches

**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")

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