How competitive is the Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner niche on Amazon United States?

6 brands and 77 sellers compete in Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner on Amazon United States. The top 5 Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner products take 79% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner?

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Ease Of Cleaning, Quality-Overall, Durability, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.7%.

What does it cost to enter the Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner niche?

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner sells for $38.94 on average on Amazon United States, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span $18.21–$79.26. The average incumbent carries 4,201 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner shows searches that convert (17.4% search→purchase), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

Worth a look

Top 36% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +3 vs the category median of 49

This niche Category average · 14,768 niches

Is Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner is a $201K/yr Amazon United States market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +31.4% over the last 90 days and 17.4% of searches end in a purchase.

$201K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K

Search volume / yr+31.4%30K

Conversion rate17.4%

Avg price$38.94

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 77

Top-5 product click share79%

Open market3%

Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Top Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Nu-Calgon 4287-34 Nickel-Safe Ice Machine Cleaner (16 oz. Bottle)

Price: $21.67
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 175
Age: 13y ago

ACTIVE Ice Machine Cleaner Maker Descaler - 32 fl oz (8 Uses) Nickel Safe Ice Maker Cleaner Solution - Compatible with Whirlpool 4396808 Scotsman Manitowoc Hoshizaki GE Opal Cleaning Kit - USA Made

Price: $19.39
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 7,518
Age: 2y ago

Essential Values Ice Machine Cleaner and Descaler 2 Pack x 16 fl oz Nickel Safe Descaler Ice Maker Cleaner Compatible with All Major Brands (Scotsman KitchenAid) Made in the USA

Price: $18.21
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 18,495
Age: 9y ago

Nu Calgon Ice Machine Cleaner Nickel Safe 4287-34 (Original Version)

Price: $49.44
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 619
Age: 12y ago

2 Pack Nu-Calgon 428734 Ice Machine Cleaner 16 oz bottles

Price: $36.31
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 177
Age: 11y ago

Newest

by launch date

Ice Machine Cleaner and Descaler Gallon | Ice Maker Cleaner for All Brands; Opal Scotsman Manitowoc Affresh etc. Countertop Icemaker Cleaners Solution | Icemaker Cleaners and Descaler 100% Active!

Price: $43.14
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 61
Age: 10mo ago

ACTIVE Ice Machine Cleaner Maker Descaler - 32 fl oz (8 Uses) Nickel Safe Ice Maker Cleaner Solution - Compatible with Whirlpool 4396808 Scotsman Manitowoc Hoshizaki GE Opal Cleaning Kit - USA Made

Price: $19.39
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 7,518
Age: 2y ago

Made Here Co. Nickel Safe Ice Machine Cleaner and Descaler16 oz 2-Pack

Price: $29.72
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 142
Age: 2y ago

Made Here Co. Ice Machine Cleaner - Nickel-Safe Descaler for Effective Cleaning- Ideal for Nickel Components - Ideal for Home or Commercial Use 1 Gallon Pack of 1

Price: $56.45
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 142
Age: 3y ago

Essential Values Ice Machine Cleaner and Descaler 3 Pack x 16 fl oz Nickel Safe Descaler Ice Maker Cleaner Compatible with All Major Brands (Scotsman KitchenAid) Made in the USA

Price: $28.65
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 18,495
Age: 9y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Nu-Calgon53%
ACTIVE18%
Essential Values16%
ComStar6%
Made Here Co.5%
Aquia3%

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume30KCVR17.4%Products11Brands6Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews4,201Avg BSR#827

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner search terms shoppers use

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

nickel safe ice machine cleaner23K/yr +30.1%15.3% conv.
nu calgon ice machine cleaner4K/yr +32.5%16.5% conv.
nu-calgon nickel safe ice machine cleaner3K/yr +40.2%24.2% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

96% of reviews

Ease Of Cleaning35%

“Good cleaning solution”

Efficiency18%

“It does its job well”

Quality-Overall13%

“My ice looks better and tastes better”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Did the job”

What buyers complain about

93% of reviews

Ease Of Cleaning57%

“required some wiping/brushing down”

Quality-Overall14%

“Not good quality”

Durability14%

“it lasted about a week”

Value For Money7%

“A costly price to pay”

Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

27%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Advertised Vs Actual Product

21%

2Compatibility-Overall

18%

3Leak-Proof

12%

4Value For Money

11%

5Functionality-Overall

Common Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Affresh Ice Machine Cleaner 52/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $201K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +31.4% over the last 90 days.