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title: "craft ice maker — $978K/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 61/100 - Flapen"
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description: "craft ice maker clears our launch bar: a $978K/yr market growing +61.1% this quarter with returns at 1.9%. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **craft ice maker**
**Launch it**
A $978K/yr market growing +61.1% this quarter with returns at 1.9% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 77Growth 75Conversion 18Competition 61Returns 77Price range 21Avg price 45Brand share 54Review moat 49Quality gap 79
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Great****$978K**
$978K/yr · 332K searches
**Returns**
**Great****1.9%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Great****+61.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Good****48%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****73%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,604.39**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Okay****$210.37**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****$8.55–$411.88**
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
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, craft ice maker is a $978K/yr Amazon United States market (332K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$841K–$1.1M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **90%**
- 18 of 20 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#778**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **94%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **32 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **173 days**
## **Competition**
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**22 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**31**
**Top-5 brand share**
**73%**
Top 20: 99%
**Top-5 click share**
**48%**
Top 20: 83%
**Open market**
**24%**
- ecozy37% - EUHOMY25% - Frigidaire4% - FOSOE3% - CUBARO3% - BERLINZO3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +61.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jun, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/craft-ice-maker/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$39K8%$78K12%$117K16%$156K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 36 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**ecozy 2.1 Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop with CrystalFlux Technology Minimal Footprint Sphere Ice Maker with 8H Timer 1 pc in 30 Mins 48 pcs/Day Self-Cleaning for Home Bar Whiskey & Bourbon**ecozy**$219.91**4.1★581 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPFZTWVZ) [2**EUHOMY 2 Ice Ball Maker Countertop 4Pcs Ready in 40Mins 144Pcs/day Self-Cleaning Sphere Ice Maker Machine with Crystal Clear Ice Round Ice Cube Maker for Whiskey & Bourbon**EUHOMY**$291.50**4.1★381 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCF31PPP) [3**EUHOMY 2.4 Ice Ball Maker Countertop 2Pcs Ready in 60Mins 48Pcs/Day 8H Timer Self-Cleaning Sphere Ice Maker Machine with Crystal Clear Ice Round Ice Cube Maker for Whiskey & Bourbon**EUHOMY**$199.24**4.3★207 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT4BQ7WC) [4**ecozy 2.4 Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop with CrystalFlux Technology Minimal Footprint Sphere Ice Maker with 8H Timer 1 pcs in 40 Mins 32 pcs/Day Self-Cleaning for Home Bar Whiskey & Bourbon**ecozy**$241.75**4.1★581 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCN4W5WJ) [5**ecozy 2.4 Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop with CrystalFlux Technology 3 pcs in 45 Mins 96 pcs/Day Sphere Ice Maker with Automatic Water Supply Self-Cleaning Enhanced Insulation for Whiskey Bar**ecozy**$385.82**4.3★3,452 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPG2HDQT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**ecozy 2 Ice Ball Maker Countertop Clear Sphere Ice Maker Machine with CrystalFlux Technology 4 pcs in 40 Mins 144 pcs/Day Enhanced Insulation Auto Water Supply Self-Cleaning for Whiskey**ecozy**$291.25**81 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVJLW7Z8) [**SOZT 2 Ice Ball Maker Countertop 4Pcs Ready in 40Mins 144Pcs/Day Sphere Ice Maker Machine with Self-Cleaning Auto & Manual Fill Round Ice Cube Maker for Home Bar Whiskey Bourbon**SOZT**$271.33**38 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSRCMK1M) [**EUHOMY 2.4 Ice Ball Maker Countertop 2Pcs Ready in 60Mins 48Pcs/Day 8H Timer Self-Cleaning Sphere Ice Maker Machine with Crystal Clear Ice Round Ice Cube Maker for Whiskey & Bourbon**EUHOMY**$199.24**207 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT4BQ7WC) [**2 Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop 100 PCS/Day Sphere Ice Maker with Automatic Cleaning Crystal-Clear & Slow-Melting Ice Spheres for Cocktails & Whiskey**Lioncho**$296.11**1 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSVQ8XGN) [**Silonn 2.4 Sphere Ice Maker Clear Ice Ball Maker with Slow-Melting 3 pcs in 40 Mins 100 pcs/Day Crystal Sphere & Rapid Sphere Technology Self-Cleaning Ice Maker Countertop Ideal for Whiskey**Silonn**$253.58**7,465 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS1Z6M4L)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Silonn 2.4 Sphere Ice Maker Clear Ice Ball Maker with Slow-Melting 3 pcs in 40 Mins 100 pcs/Day Crystal Sphere & Rapid Sphere Technology Self-Cleaning Ice Maker Countertop Ideal for Whiskey**Silonn**$253.58**4.3★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS1Z6M4L) [**ecozy 2 Ice Ball Maker Countertop Clear Sphere Ice Maker Machine with CrystalFlux Technology 4 pcs in 40 Mins 144 pcs/Day Enhanced Insulation Auto Water Supply Self-Cleaning for Whiskey**ecozy**$291.25**4.6★**▲ 166%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVJLW7Z8) [**ICEVIVAL 2.4 Ice Ball Maker50 pcs/24H 2 pcs in 60 Mins Slow-Melting Crystal Ball Sphere ice Maker with Self-Cleaning Countertop Clear Ice Maker for WhiskeyBlack**ICEVIVAL**$226.36**4.3★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRBDD5G4) [**EUHOMY 2 Clear Ice Cube Maker Countertop with APP 2 Square Ice Ready in 27 Mins for Whiskey Slow-Melting & Self-Cleaning 110 Pcs/Day 24H Timer Clear Ice Maker with Ice Tong for Home/Bar/Party**EUHOMY**$336.36**4.5★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ5H6N7X) [**2 Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop 100 PCS/Day Sphere Ice Maker with Automatic Cleaning Crystal-Clear & Slow-Melting Ice Spheres for Cocktails & Whiskey**Lioncho**$296.11**5.0★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSVQ8XGN)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ice Maker**20%
*“Portable Ice maker”*
**Ease Of Use**15%
*“Ease of use”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Excellent product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“As described”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“the size is as described”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Worth it”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“works flawlessly”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“No mess all over your kitchen counters”*
**Durability**2%
*“Sturdy and Durable”*
**Design-Overall**1%
*“Simple design in my opinion”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ice Maker**19%
*“Doesn't make ice”*
**Durability**12%
*“Broke after a month”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“so hard to remove”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“the size is large”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Poor quality control”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Did not work as expected”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“a little too loud”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Disappointed in drop of price”*
**Leak-Proof**3%
*“Leaking”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“it is not easy to clean”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**31%
**Ice Maker**30%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Leak-Proof**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Noise Level**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Ease Of Use**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is craft ice maker profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $978K/yr across 36 tracked products. 18 of 20 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +61.1%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
- **How competitive is the craft ice maker niche?**
- 22 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in craft ice maker?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ice Maker, Durability, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.9%.
- **When does demand for craft ice maker peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jun–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the craft ice maker niche?**
- Listings span $8.55–$411.88; the average listing price is $210.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,604 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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