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fecal occult blood test kit at home

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (12.4% search→purchase), but soft demand (-18.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 26Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 22Returns 94Price range 70Avg price 84Brand share 27Review moat 89Quality gap 86

Conversion

Incredible12.4%

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

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great222.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great$18.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$9.36–$28.42

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

Brand share

Okay89%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay$105K

$105K/yr · 46K searches

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-18.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fecal occult blood test kit at home is a $105K/yr Amazon United States market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fecal occult blood test kit at home market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$111K–$148K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.4%
Avg BSR
#92
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
25.1%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
159 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Reese's ColoTest28%
  • INDICAID25%
  • DIAGNOX HEALTH15%
  • Instant-view13%
  • WELL LIFE7%
  • Cwhole6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top fecal occult blood test kit at home search terms

  • occult blood stool test kit12K/yr
  • fecal occult blood test9K/yr
  • hemoccult test kit6K/yr
  • fecal occult blood test kit at home7K/yr
  • blood in stool home kit2K/yr
  • stool blood testing kit2K/yr
  • blood in stool home test4K/yr
  • blood in stool testing kit3K/yr
All search terms

Top fecal occult blood test kit at home 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%$10K20%$21K30%$31K40%$42K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about fecal occult blood test kit at home

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use36%

“Easy to use”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting16%

“Exact directions for use: use your imagination”

Accuracy-Overall11%

“Product was accurate”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As Described”

Value For Money9%

“The pricing is competitive”

Quality-Overall5%

“Excellent product”

Efficiency5%

“Yes it worked great”

Design-Overall3%

“Well designed, easy to use”

Flexibility3%

“Discrete and private use”

Urinary Bladder Health1%

“This seems to be an effective way to detect the baddies in the colon”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall20%

“Trash”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy15%

“I would not recommend Indicaid for accuracy”

Regulates Digestion10%

“its ok. i have a history of digestive problems”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting10%

“Appears to be a SHAM product without complete instructions”

Functionality-Overall10%

“Did not work”

Certifications10%

“Don't buy home test if your doctor recommends testing”

Value For Money10%

“What a waste of money”

Natural Resource Wastage10%

“Waste of money”

Accuracy-Overall5%

“Thank God I didnt believe the test”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall28%
Advertised Vs Actual Product27%
Certifications13%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%
Product Condition5%
Value For Money4%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy4%
Accuracy-Overall3%
Leak-Proof3%
Fever Relief1%

Common questions

Is fecal occult blood test kit at home profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $105K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the fecal occult blood test kit at home niche?
7 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fecal occult blood test kit at home?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Regulates Digestion. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for fecal occult blood test kit at home peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fecal occult blood test kit at home niche?
Listings span $9.36–$28.42; the average listing price is $18.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 222 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.