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Iron on Patches

Maybe

Shoppers spend an estimated $1.5M a year here. But buyers convert on only 1.6% of searches, so Iron on Patches is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 8% of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · +11 vs the category median of 46
Market size
$1.5M/yr8.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 32 brands · 88 sellers

Flapen Score

Iron on Patches against its category

The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Iron on Patches is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Iron on Patches market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Iron on Patches 8.3M times last year and spent an estimated $1.5M. The top 5 brands take 59% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

An estimated 1.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 8.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.5M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
8.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.9%
Conversion, latest week
1.6%
Market size, estimated
$1.5Ma year
Peak month
August1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
iron on patches3.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $11.02.

Listings sell for $11.02 on average, from $2.96 to $32.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At $11.02 that is $44K to $55K a year per listing.

Average price
$11.02under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$2.96–$32.27
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
$44K–$55K
Returns
1.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #42 within Trim & Embellishments. It carries 3,222 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#42in Trim & Embellishments
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,222per listing
Listings tracked
44

04 · Newcomers

10 of last year's 10 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. 10 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
10Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Iron on Patches products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

32 rising

Sellers

88

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

37%

  • Brand 124%
  • Brand 215%
  • Brand 39%
  • Brand 46%
  • Brand 55%
  • Brand 64%

Demand

Iron on Patches search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

225K175KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Iron on Patches search terms shoppers use

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

  • iron on patches3.1M/yr
  • patches for clothes823K/yr
  • patches856K/yr
  • iron on patches for clothes640K/yr
  • patches for backpacks455K/yr
  • iron on patches for tote bags93K/yr
  • iron on patch280K/yr
  • applique patches207K/yr
  • patch247K/yr
  • hat patches197K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Iron on Patches

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

21%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
23%of negative reviews mention “Adhesion/Stickiness”
1.5%of orders come back
“Adhesion is very bad”
A buyer, on “Adhesion/Stickiness”23% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

15 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Iron on Patches questions

Answered from the same tracked data.