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title: "Trend — whirlpool ice maker - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 51/100 · $225K/yr market · 202K searches/yr · $78.46 avg price. Weak search conversion (1.4%) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **whirlpool ice maker**

**Worth a look**

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.2★), but weak search conversion (1.4%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 43Growth 50Conversion 18Competition 54Returns 26Price range 48Avg price 83Brand share 64Review moat 68Quality gap 85

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Great****$78.46**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Good****799.13**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Good****67%**

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

**Competition**

**Good****53%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Growth**

**Good****+20.6%**

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

**Price range**

**Okay****$39.84–$166.31**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$225K**

$225K/yr · 202K searches

**Returns**

**Okay****4.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.4%**

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

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

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