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title: "Search terms — external hard drive for iphone - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 58/100 · $847K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **external hard drive for iphone**

**Worth a look**

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($67.08 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 75Growth 24Conversion 26Competition 78Returns 52Price range 45Avg price 87Brand share 77Review moat 21Quality gap 79

**Avg price**

**Great****$67.08**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Great****37%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Great****58%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Market size**

**Good****$847K**

$847K/yr · 607K searches

**Returns**

**Good****2.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Price range**

**Okay****$17.86–$201.66**

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

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.1%**

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

**Growth**

**Bad****-1.2%**

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

**Review moat**

**Bad****11,568.17**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")

## Search terms