apple dongle
Skip itA small market ($25K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$23.00avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.87–$66.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay3.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Okay70%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Review moat
Bad7,969.79avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-7.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$25K$25K/yr · 16K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, apple dongle is a $25K/yr Amazon United States market (16K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
apple dongle market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $23K–$29K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.9%
- Avg BSR
- #42
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 70% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Apple47%
- Battony26%
- Thousover7%
- Hiearcool6%
- Seulliya5%
- SAMPOP3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top apple dongle search terms
- apple connector adapter7K/yr
- apple connector3K/yr
- apple converter3K/yr
- apple converter adapter3K/yr
Top apple dongle 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Battony USB C to HDTV Adapter USB Type C Adapter Multiport AV Converter with 4K HDTV Output C Port & 3.0 Fasting Charging Port Compatible for MacBook Pro MacBook Air 2019/2018 iPad Pro 2019
Battony$18.074.3★11,562 rev

Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
Apple$66.864.6★965 rev

Apple USB-C to USB Adapter
Apple$18.974.7★1,359 rev

Thousover 4 Pack Lightning to USB C Adapter for iPhone 15/16/17 Pro/17 Pro Max for iPhone 17/16 Charger 17/16 Accessories Fast Charging & Data Transfer USB C Charger Connector Cable Not for Audio/OTG
Thousover$7.874.3★5,662 rev

Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple$9.064.6★4,420 rev
Newest
by launch date
Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Adapter for iPhone - 2 Pack Hi-Fi iPhone Aux Adapter Converter Jack Dongle Audio Cord for Apple iPhone 14 13 12 11 X XS White - with Microphone
SAMPOP$14.35454 rev

USB C to Lightning Headphone Audio Adapter Type C Male to Female Lightning Earphone Converter with Charge/Data Transfer Compatible with iPhone 17/16/15 Plus/Pro/Max iPad Pro/Air 6/5/4 MacBook
GetsISKON$13.791,037 rev

Apple USB-C to USB Adapter
Apple$18.971,359 rev

Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
Apple$66.86965 rev

Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple$9.064,420 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
Apple$58.874.7★

Apple Lightning to Digital AV Adapter
Apple$40.884.3★

Apple USB-C to USB Adapter
Apple$18.974.7★

Apple USB-C to Lightning Adapter
Apple$21.694.5★

USB C to Lightning Headphone Audio Adapter Type C Male to Female Lightning Earphone Converter with Charge/Data Transfer Compatible with iPhone 17/16/15 Plus/Pro/Max iPad Pro/Air 6/5/4 MacBook
GetsISKON$13.794.0★
What buyers say about apple dongle
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As Advertised”
“Excellent product”
“Compatible with my work laptop”
“saves money”
“Great connection”
“Easy to use”
“works good and charges fast”
“Good sound”
“Convenient size”
“Great connector portability great ease of use”
What buyers complain about
“Did Not Work”
“Breaks easily”
“Doesnt even work for what I bought it for”
“Cheap quality”
“no sound came through”
“Bad connectivity”
“doesnt charge”
“Sound to low”
“there was a static noise”
“ouch on the price”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is apple dongle profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $25K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the apple dongle niche?
- 9 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in apple dongle?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 3.1%.
- When does demand for apple dongle peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the apple dongle niche?
- Listings span $7.87–$66.86; the average listing price is $23.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,970 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.