3d pen
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Incredible$4.9M$4.9M/yr · 3.7M searches
Avg price
Incredible$41.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$13.93–$57.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great2.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-11.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad14,898.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad97%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 3d pen is a $4.9M/yr Amazon United States market (3.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
3d pen market data
- Units sold / yr
- 150K–200K
- avg 30,000–40,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $6.2M–$8.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #32
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 26 months
- Avg seller age
- 140 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- SCRIB3D59%
- 3Doodler21%
- MYNT3D17%
- MIKA3D3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.7×
Top 3d pen search terms
- 3d pen1.8M/yr
- 3d pen for kids625K/yr
- 3d printer pen192K/yr
- 3d printing pen182K/yr
- 3d pen kit57K/yr
- 3-d pen54K/yr
- 3d print pen57K/yr
- 3d doodler pen186K/yr
- 3doodler183K/yr
- 3d pens50K/yr
Top 3d pen 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.
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SCRIB3D P1 3D Printing Pen with Display - Includes 3D Pen 3 Starter Colors of PLA Filament Stencil Book + Project Guide and Power adapter
SCRIB3D$34.314.4★23,972 rev
3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set for Kids Easy to Use Learn from Home Art Educational STEM Toy for Boys & Girls Ages 6+
3Doodler$49.954.4★11,376 rev
MYNT3D Super 3D Pen 1.75mm ABS and PLA Compatible 3D Printing Pen
MYNT3D$36.944.3★22,018 rev
SCRIB3D Advanced 3D Printing Pen with 20 Feet of Filament Stencil Book and Project Guide
SCRIB3D$54.744.3★3,411 rev
MYNT3D Professional Printing 3D Pen with OLED Display
MYNT3D$57.014.4★13,177 rev
Newest
by launch dateSCRIB3D P1 3D Printing Pen with Display - Includes 3D Pen 3 Starter Colors of PLA Filament Stencil Book + Project Guide and Power adapter
SCRIB3D$34.3123,972 rev
SCRIB3D Advanced 3D Printing Pen with 20 Feet of Filament Stencil Book and Project Guide
SCRIB3D$54.743,411 rev
3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set for Kids Easy to Use Learn from Home Art Educational STEM Toy for Boys & Girls Ages 6+
3Doodler$49.9511,376 rev
MYNT3D Super 3D Pen 1.75mm ABS and PLA Compatible 3D Printing Pen
MYNT3D$36.9422,018 rev
MIKA3D 32 Colors 3D Pen PLA Filament Refills Each Color 10 Feet Total 320 feet Pack with 4 Finger Caps
MIKA3D$13.9315,437 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMIKA3D 32 Colors 3D Pen PLA Filament Refills Each Color 10 Feet Total 320 feet Pack with 4 Finger Caps
MIKA3D$13.934.6★
SCRIB3D P1 3D Printing Pen with Display - Includes 3D Pen 3 Starter Colors of PLA Filament Stencil Book + Project Guide and Power adapter
SCRIB3D$34.314.4★
SCRIB3D Advanced 3D Printing Pen with 20 Feet of Filament Stencil Book and Project Guide
SCRIB3D$54.744.3★
MYNT3D Professional Printing 3D Pen with OLED Display
MYNT3D$57.014.4★
3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set for Kids Easy to Use Learn from Home Art Educational STEM Toy for Boys & Girls Ages 6+
3Doodler$49.954.4★
What buyers say about 3d pen
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fun for kids/adults”
“Ease of use”
“overall performance has been solid”
“Good for the price”
“Good Gift”
“Fun and creative”
“Works well, and with practice, you can do cool stuff with it”
“Product is as advertised”
“The product was great for one color”
“When it broke, we were able to get another, no issue”
What buyers complain about
“Breaks easily”
“Never worked”
“The color quality is also misleading”
“it stopped heating”
“the price seems a bit high”
“Hard to use”
“they appeared to be used”
“instructions a little confusing”
“Its disappointing, as I had hoped it would be a great gift”
“you have to constantly hold down the forward/reverse buttons instead of just clicking them once like other brands”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 3d pen profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $4.9M/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -11.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the 3d pen niche?
- 4 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 3d pen?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.0%.
- When does demand for 3d pen peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 3d pen niche?
- Listings span $13.93–$57.01; the average listing price is $41.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 14,899 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.