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skycaddie

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 24Conversion 26Competition 27Returns 52Price range 10Avg price 41Brand share 5Review moat 94Quality gap 84

Review moat

Great115.14

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Good2.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Okay$232.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Okay69%

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

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

Growth

Bad-1.2%

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

Market size

Bad$51K

$51K/yr · 11K searches

Price range

Bad$68.42–$379.63

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

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, skycaddie is a $51K/yr Amazon United States market (11K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

skycaddie market data

Units sold / yr
100–250
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$23K–$58K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#1,673
Page quality
0%
Prime
71%
Sponsored
64%
Out of stock
14.1%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • SkyCaddie58%
  • PlayBetter29%
  • BIRDIEPULSE5%
  • EENOUR3%
  • CaddyDaddy3%
  • Arccos Golf2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top skycaddie search terms

  • skycaddie5K/yr
  • sky caddie3K/yr
  • sky caddie golf gps devices3K/yr
  • skycaddie sx550444/yr
All search terms

Top skycaddie 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%10%$5K20%$10K30%$15K40%$20K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about skycaddie

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Ease Of Use17%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall16%

“Excellent Product”

Value For Money13%

“Good price”

Range9%

“Awesome range finder”

GPS7%

“Great for golfers who want distance readings without needing a second mortgage or a golf caddy with laser vision”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Worked as advertised”

Efficiency5%

“Works well”

Size-Overall3%

“It's a good size”

Charging2%

“Charge it turn it on and go”

Connectivity-Overall2%

“With that being said it was easy to pair”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money16%

“Basically a waste of money”

Functionality-Overall8%

“Does not work”

Charging7%

“then would not charge”

Ease Of Use6%

“Difficult to use”

Range6%

“I had a hard time understanding how the Rangefinder worked”

Size-Overall6%

“The wristband that came with it is very large”

Durability6%

“Poor durability and no customer service”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy6%

“Distance does not matter correctly”

Software/Application5%

“not great in the software department”

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption4%

“Magnet is not very strong”

Top return reasons

Range22%
Functionality-Overall10%
Size-Overall9%
GPS7%
Value For Money5%
Charging4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Ease Of Use4%
Quality-Overall4%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy4%

Common questions

Is skycaddie profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $51K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the skycaddie niche?
6 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in skycaddie?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Functionality-Overall, Charging. The return rate is 2.9%.
When does demand for skycaddie peak?
Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the skycaddie niche?
Listings span $68.42–$379.63; the average listing price is $232.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 115 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.