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star ice cube tray

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A small market ($43K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 12Conversion 53Competition 29Returns 78Price range 33Avg price 35Brand share 52Review moat 87Quality gap 48

Review moat

Great261.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Great1.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good4.3%

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

Brand share

Good74%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay$10.21

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay$3.97–$20.45

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

Competition

Okay68%

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

Growth

Bad-26.4%

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

Market size

Bad$43K

$43K/yr · 97K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, star ice cube tray is a $43K/yr Amazon United States market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Aug 4, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

star ice cube tray market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$41K–$51K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.3%
Avg BSR
#542
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
4.5%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

  • MayeBridge25%
  • JOERSH17%
  • Webake14%
  • Fchil13%
  • FRUIID5%
  • Qeewainfy4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 15 weeks — -26.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top star ice cube tray search terms

  • star ice cube tray61K/yr
  • star ice mold13K/yr
  • star shaped ice cube trays9K/yr
  • star ice tray5K/yr
  • star ice cubes4K/yr
  • star ice3K/yr
  • mini star ice cube tray3K/yr
All search terms

Top star ice cube tray 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%$4K20%$9K30%$13K40%$17K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about star ice cube tray

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use26%

“super easy to use”

Size-Overall8%

“They are the perfect size”

Design-Overall6%

“Very cute star design”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Matches picture”

Dishwasher Safe6%

“Amazing quality easy to clean dishwasher safe definitely would recommend for ice cubes”

Temperature Retention5%

“freeze my ginger shots perfectly”

Flexibility3%

“It would be nice if it was stiffer because it is very flexible”

Shape/Style3%

“The shapes are cute”

Storage Capacity3%

“Fits nice and does not steal any storage, and so cute”

Gifting Purpose3%

“year round gift”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall36%

“Too small”

Smell9%

“the molds started smelling like toxic plastic”

Ease Of Use9%

“isnt as easy as expected”

Strength5%

“flimsy”

Leak-Proof5%

“The water spilled everywhere”

Thickness5%

“a bit thin feeling”

Water Resistance5%

“water comes out of the sections”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall72%
Material Quality6%
Functionality-Overall5%
Strength4%
Value For Money3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Ease Of Use3%
Smell1%
Thickness1%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is star ice cube tray profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $43K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -26.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the star ice cube tray niche?
18 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in star ice cube tray?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Smell, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.8%.
What does it cost to enter the star ice cube tray niche?
Listings span $3.97–$20.45; the average listing price is $10.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 261 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.