- Flapen Score
- 34 / 100Ranks 365 of 437 Musical Instruments niches · −10 vs the category median of 4434
- Market size
- $337K/yr202K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -2.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 64%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 41 sellers
Flapen Score
Sampler against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Sampler is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sampler market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Sampler 202K times last year and spent an estimated $337K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Flapen scores it 34 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 202K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $337K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 202K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -2.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $337Ka year
- Top search term
- sampler65K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $159.40.
Listings sell for $159.40 on average, from $9.98 to $443.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $159.40 that is $16K to $40K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $159.40above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $9.98–$443.93
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–4K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $16K–$40K
- Returns
- 4.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
32% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #506 within Electronic Music, DJ & Karaoke. It carries 805 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 32%
- Prime listings
- 95%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.7%
- Average rank
- #506in Electronic Music, DJ & Karaoke
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 805per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
3 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 3 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 58 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 58 months
Products
Top Sampler products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
- Price
- $323.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

teenage engineering pocket operator PO-12 rhythm drum machine and sequencer with parameter locks and punch-in effects
- Price
- $58.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 827
- Age
- 11y ago

teenage engineering pocket operator PO-33 K.O.! micro sampler and drum machine with built-in microphone sequencer and effects
- Price
- $98.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,260
- Age
- 8y ago

Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
- Price
- $390.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 3mo ago

Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-20 Arcade Synthesizer and Sequencer with Parameter Locks Chord Control and Punch-in Effects
- Price
- $98.23
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 774
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Croptuck (Chocolate Medium (8-16)
- Price
- $9.98
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,487
- Age
- 2y ago

Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
- Price
- $390.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 3mo ago

teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
- Price
- $323.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

teenage engineering EP40 riddim reggae sampler and sequencer with synced loops 400+ handcrafted sounds and synth engine
- Price
- $319.84
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 8mo ago

Teenage Engineering CA-X Silicon Pro-Case for Pocket Operators with Built-in Battery Protection and Anti-Slip Feet (Yellow)
- Price
- $29.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 485
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
- Price
- $390.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 3mo ago

teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
- Price
- $323.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

teenage engineering EP40 riddim reggae sampler and sequencer with synced loops 400+ handcrafted sounds and synth engine
- Price
- $319.84
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 8mo ago

Akai Professional MPD218 - USB MIDI Controller with 16 MPC Drum Pads 6 Assignable Knobs Note Repeat and Full Level Buttons and Production Software
- Price
- $111.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5,834
- Age
- 1y ago

Roland AIRA Compact P-6 Creative Sampler | Granular Sound Design | Powerful Sequencer | Onboard Keyboard | Custom Loops | Built-In Mic | Hands-on Effects
- Price
- $233.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 86
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
41
Est. top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
1%
- Teenage Engineering77%
- Akai Professional9%
- Roland6%
- KORG3%
- Donner2%
- SONICWARE2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand
Sampler search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3× · 7 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Sampler search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sampler65K/yr
- pocket operator44K/yr
- sampler machine28K/yr
- teenage engineering pocket operator11K/yr
- audio samplers7K/yr
- teenage engineering ko ii10K/yr
- music sampler8K/yr
- ko ii5K/yr
- po-334K/yr
- ep 133 ko ii4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sampler
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“n apps cost money”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Sampler questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









