Is care touch test strips profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $185K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).

How competitive is the care touch test strips niche?

5 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in care touch test strips?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Accuracy-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.

When does demand for care touch test strips peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the care touch test strips niche?

Listings span $8.95–$54.46; the average listing price is $22.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 25,287 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

care touch test strips

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$22.70

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.95–$54.46

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

Conversion

Good6.0%

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

Market size

Okay$185K

$185K/yr · 136K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-18.5%

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

Review moat

Bad25,286.93

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, care touch test strips is a $185K/yr Amazon United States market (136K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

care touch test strips market data

Units sold / yr: 10K–13K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: $227K–$284K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 6.0%
Avg BSR: #85
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 71%
Out of stock: 8.6%
Avg brand age: 74 months
Avg seller age: 143 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Easy Touch50%
CARELIVING24%
Care Touch18%
Ascensia7%
Metene2%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 92 weeks — -18.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top care touch test strips search terms

caretouch test strips27K/yr -13.3%3.3% conv.
care touch test strips29K/yr -28.1%2.8% conv.
care touch blood glucose test strips17K/yr -14.5%3.0% conv.
easy touch test strips20K/yr -28.1%17.4% conv.
easy touch glucose test strips8K/yr +6.6%16.7% conv.
caretouch10K/yr -32.7%5.6% conv.
care touch9K/yr -15.4%3.9% conv.
care touch glucose test strips5K/yr +18.1%1.9% conv.
caretouch blood glucose test strips11K/yr -21.2%2.5% conv.

All search terms

Top care touch test strips 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.

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

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Easy Touch Glucose Test Strips (50ct)

Easy Touch$13.714.5★3,351 rev

CareLiving MM1100 Blood Glucose Monitor Kit with 100 Test Strips 100 Lancets 1 Blood Glucose Meter 1 Lancing Device Diabetes Testing Kit Portable Blood Sugar Test Kit Glucometer Kit for Home

CARELIVING$20.974.4★687 rev

EasyTouch Diabetic Test Strips (300 Count)

Easy Touch$54.464.5★3,351 rev

Care Touch Lancets for Diabetes Testing - 30 Gauge Diabetic Lancets for Blood Testing and Glucose Testing - Fits Most Lancing Devices - Sterile Single Use 30g Blood Sugar Lancets - 300 count

Care Touch$8.954.7★24,820 rev

EasyTouch Diabetic Test Strips (100 Count)

Easy Touch$25.484.5★3,351 rev

Newest

by launch date

EasyTouch Diabetic Test Strips (300 Count)

Easy Touch$54.463,351 rev

10mo ago

CareLiving MM1100 Blood Glucose Test Strips for Diabete Sugar Testing 100 Count

CARELIVING$17.90161 rev

2y ago

CareLiving MM1100 Blood Glucose Monitor Kit with 100 Test Strips 100 Lancets 1 Blood Glucose Meter 1 Lancing Device Diabetes Testing Kit Portable Blood Sugar Test Kit Glucometer Kit for Home

CARELIVING$20.97687 rev

2y ago

CareLiving BGM101 Blood Glucose Monitor Kit 100 Test Strips 100 Lancets 1 Blood Glucose Meter 1 Lancing Device Diabetes Testing Kit Portable Blood Sugar Test Kit Glucometer Kit for Home

CARELIVING$19.932,426 rev

3y ago

Metene TD-4116 Blood Glucose Monitor Kit 100 Glucometer Strips No Coding

Metene$34.3211,134 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about care touch test strips

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

What buyers love

Value For Money14%

“Reasonably priced”

Ease Of Use13%

“Very handy”

Quality-Overall11%

“ease of use quality of components”

Ease Of Cleaning8%

“great cleaner”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As advertised”

Blood Sugar Level7%

“really helps us with blood sugar control”

Efficiency6%

“Effective,”

Accuracy-Overall6%

“Accurate,fast”

Size-Overall3%

“Perfect size”

Lenses3%

“These are great lens wipes”

What buyers complain about

Accuracy-Overall11%

“Questionable Accuracy”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy11%

“Inconsistent readings as well”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Didnt work”

Moist/Dry9%

“the wipe is dried out”

Quality-Overall7%

“Very disappointing and a serious quality control issue”

Size-Overall6%

“not the size I thought I was getting”

Blood Sugar Level5%

“Getting high morning readings after fasting all night and completely cutting all carbs and sugars”

Durability5%

“It broke”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“I can barely get one pair of glasses clean with one wipe”

Ease Of Use3%

“Not user friendly”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall18%

Blood Sugar Level13%

Measurement/Reading Accuracy13%

Size-Overall11%

Compatibility-Overall9%

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Accuracy-Overall5%

Lenses4%

Value For Money4%

Ease Of Use2%

Common questions

Is care touch test strips profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $185K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the care touch test strips niche?: 5 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in care touch test strips?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Accuracy-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for care touch test strips peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the care touch test strips niche?: Listings span $8.95–$54.46; the average listing price is $22.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 25,287 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.