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tide clock

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (120 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 46Growth 90Conversion 37Competition 81Returns 37Price range 48Avg price 90Brand share 85Review moat 94Quality gap 77

Review moat

Great120.44

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Great+97.9%

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

Avg price

Great$59.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great50%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$15.82–$191.18

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

Market size

Okay$248K

$248K/yr · 142K searches

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Returns

Okay4.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tide clock is a $248K/yr Amazon United States market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 50% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.

Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tide clock market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$119K–$149K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#21,807
Page quality
0%
Prime
61%
Sponsored
61%
Out of stock
24.5%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

43%

  • JUSTIME13%
  • Tabic11%
  • Bulova10%
  • SALTY8%
  • Valuegist8%
  • KH8666%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +97.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top tide clock search terms

  • tide clock84K/yr
  • tide clocks for east coast43K/yr
  • tide clocks8K/yr
  • digital tide clock5K/yr
  • tide chart2K/yr
All search terms

Top tide clock 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%3%$7K6%$15K9%$22K12%$30K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tide clock

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use17%

“Easy to see the readout”

Quality-Overall14%

“Better than the competitors”

Value For Money11%

“Good value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“Exactly as described”

Assembly/Installation9%

“easy to install”

Brightness/Shine/Glow7%

“Bright display”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy4%

“It is accurate with all that it informs you”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Great gift”

Design-Overall3%

“The design is clean”

Color3%

“Colorful”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall18%

“quality”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy12%

“It also isn't very accurate”

Assembly/Installation11%

“I do not like wasting my time trying to setting up a piece of junk that does not work right”

Functionality-Overall10%

“A bad feature for this weather station that is unnecessary”

Size-Overall5%

“Larger than expected”

Noise Level5%

“Loud”

Charging5%

“My 1st one would not work with the power charger”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“The instructions were a little frustrating”

Value For Money4%

“Very poor value as it doesn't work as a clock”

Battery Life3%

“Short battery life”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall16%
Alarm/Timer Accuracy12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Functionality-Overall10%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy10%
Quality-Overall5%
Material Quality5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Connectivity-Overall4%
Assembly/Installation4%

Common questions

Is tide clock profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $248K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +97.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
How competitive is the tide clock niche?
21 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 50% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tide clock?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 4.0%.
When does demand for tide clock peak?
Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tide clock niche?
Listings span $15.82–$191.18; the average listing price is $59.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 120 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.