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title: "Red Ice Maker — $43K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **red ice maker**
**Skip it**
A small market ($43K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 11Growth 62Conversion 22Competition 57Returns 44Price range 52Avg price 85Brand share 40Review moat 33Quality gap 87
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Great****$72.29**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Good****+38.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Good****51%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Price range**
**Good****$39.18–$155.17**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****3.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Okay****81%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,198.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$43K**
$43K/yr · 34K searches
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, red ice maker is a $43K/yr Amazon United States market (34K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **red ice maker market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **500–750**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$36K–$54K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#279**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **78%**
- **Sponsored**
- **78%**
- **Out of stock**
- **29.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **32 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **204 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**25**
**Top-5 brand share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**51%**
Top 20: 88%
**Open market**
**19%**
- Frigidaire53% - EUHOMY13% - Bayany4% - Silonn4% - Crzoe4% - Antarctic Star4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — +38.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KPrime Day '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/red-ice-maker/trend)
## **Top red ice maker search terms**
- **red ice maker**15K/yr+17.4%1.2% conv. - **red ice makers countertop**10K/yr+80.3%2.1% conv. - **ice maker red**6K/yr+40.7%1.9% conv. - **countertop ice maker red**4K/yr+57.6%2.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/red-ice-maker/search-terms)
## **Top red ice maker products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$2K8%$3K12%$5K16%$7K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Frigidaire EFIC108 Counter top Portable 26 lb per Day Compact Ice Maker Machine**Frigidaire**$65.23**4.4★6,318 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DBFM3HI) [2**Frigidaire Counter top Portable 26 lb per Day Nugget Ice Maker Machine (Red Stainless Steel)**Frigidaire**$82.57**4.3★10,907 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7F2GXQ) [3**Frigidaire Compact Countertop Ice Maker 26lbs of Ice per Day Red Stainless**Frigidaire**$71.75**4.3★3,827 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YT38JVW) [4**EUHOMY Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle 26lbs Per Day 9 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins Auto-Cleaning Portable Ice Maker with Basket and Scoop for Home/Kitchen/Camping/RV (Red)**EUHOMY**$73.23**3.9★209 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ8XP7Q1) [5**FRIGIDAIRE Retro Compact Ice Maker Machine Bullet Ice 26 lb per Day (MerlotRed)**Frigidaire**$87.29**4.3★180 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNC2GKRM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**AGW Countertop Ice Maker Small Portable Ice Cube Maker Machine with Self-Cleaning 26lbs/24H 9 Ice Cubes in 6-8 Mins Perfect for Home Kitchen Office Bar (Cola Red 26 lbs/Day)**AGW**$66.90**4 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CPF8FN) [**Antarctic Star Ice Maker Countertop 8 Bullet Ice Cubes in 6 Mins 26.5 lbs/Day Self-Cleaning 2 Sizes Ultra-Quiet for Home/Kitchen/Camping/RV RED**Antarctic Star**$70.17**40 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ5S2M5F) [**BAYANY Countertop Ice Maker with Handle Small Portable Self-Cleaning Ice Machine with Basket and Scoop 26lbs/24H 9 Ice Cubes in 6 Mins for Home Kitchen Parties Camping**Bayany**$63.24**27 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR56GTNC) [**Frigidaire Countertop Crunchy Chewable Nugget Ice Maker Compact 33lbs per Day Red Metallic Finish**Frigidaire**$147.31**59 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMLN5VRW) [**NEWBULIG Ice Makers Countertop with Handle Portable Ice Machine**NEWBULIG**$46.60**1,967 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G722SVTM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Casanta Portable Ice Maker Countertop Self-Cleaning Ice Maker Machine 26lbs/24Hrs 9 Cubes in 6 Mins Compact Ice Maker for Home/Kitchen/RV with Handle Basket (Ruby Red)**Casanta**$70.97**1.0★**▲ 226%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1QNQQ1T) [**EUHOMY Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle 26.5lbs Per Day 9 Cubes in 6 Mins Auto-Cleaning Portable Ice Maker with Basket and Scoop for Home/Kitchen/Camping/RV (Red)**EUHOMY**$66.81**4.3★**▲ 225%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG5TCK4X) [**AGW Countertop Ice Maker Small Portable Ice Cube Maker Machine with Self-Cleaning 26lbs/24H 9 Ice Cubes in 6-8 Mins Perfect for Home Kitchen Office Bar (Cola Red 26 lbs/Day)**AGW**$66.90**5.0★**▲ 222%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CPF8FN) [**BAYANY Countertop Ice Maker with Handle Small Portable Self-Cleaning Ice Machine with Basket and Scoop 26lbs/24H 9 Ice Cubes in 6 Mins for Home Kitchen Parties Camping**Bayany**$63.24**4.0★**▲ 178%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR56GTNC) [**Antarctic Star Ice Maker Countertop 8 Bullet Ice Cubes in 6 Mins 26.5 lbs/Day Self-Cleaning 2 Sizes Ultra-Quiet for Home/Kitchen/Camping/RV RED**Antarctic Star**$70.17**4.2★**▲ 178%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ5S2M5F)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about red ice maker**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ice Maker**32%
*“Fast Ice”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Excellent value”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“It is a quality machine”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“easy to operate”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Love the size”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Product as described”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“Easy to clean”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“Noise level isnt too bad”*
**Durability**2%
*“Durable so far”*
**Compactness**2%
*“It's nice and compact and easy to clean. even cleans itself”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ice Maker**26%
*“doesn't make ice”*
**Durability**20%
*“Died after two days”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“made it shorter by about an inch or so”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Did not work”*
**Noise Level**5%
*“Loud sound”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Hard to find quality products these days”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“Impossible to clean”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“No work for me I think for that price have to be better”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**1%
*“Will rust”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
*“Wrong description”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Ice Maker**36%
**Size-Overall**26%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Value For Money**4%
**Noise Level**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Leak-Proof**2%
**Temperature Control**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is red ice maker profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $43K/yr across 32 tracked products. 7 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +38.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the red ice maker niche?**
- 16 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in red ice maker?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ice Maker, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.5%.
- **When does demand for red ice maker peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the red ice maker niche?**
- Listings span $39.18–$155.17; the average listing price is $72.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,199 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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