garden sun meter
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 87% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Incredible$32.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.39–$59.32cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Great+80.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Good2.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good5.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$137K$137K/yr · 71K searches
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Bad5,092.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, garden sun meter is a $137K/yr Amazon United States market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
garden sun meter market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $98K–$130K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.9%
- Avg BSR
- #33
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 9.8%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 flat
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- EvoDevice30%
- Luster Leaf25%
- YAMRON21%
- SONKIR6%
- IRTOV5%
- AquaHorti5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +80.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.9×
Top garden sun meter search terms
- sunlight meter for gardening19K/yr
- sunlight meter11K/yr
- sun meter for garden8K/yr
- gardening sunlight meter8K/yr
- hours of sunlight meter5K/yr
- sun meter5K/yr
- sun calculator for garden3K/yr
- garden sunlight meter3K/yr
- suncalc2K/yr
- sunlight calculator3K/yr
Top garden sun meter 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
EVO-20 DLI Light Meter Smart Sunlight Classifier for Garden & Landscape Use | Identifies Full Sun Partial Sun Partial Shade & Shade Based on Daily Light Integral 10 Days of DLI History
EvoDevice$33.344.4★88 rev
Luster Leaf 1875 Rapitest SunCalc Sunlight Calculator for Gardens Measures Full Sun Partial Sun Partial Shade and Full Shade. Designed and Engineered in the USA
Luster Leaf$20.553.8★1,006 rev
YAMRON 4-in-1 Soil Moisture Meter Digital Plant Temperature/Soil Moisture/pH Meter/Sunlight Intensity Backlight LCD Display Soil Test Meter for Gardening Farming and Outdoor Plants
YAMRON$31.124.3★3,116 rev
SONKIR Soil pH Meter MS02 3-in-1 Soil Moisture/Light/pH Tester Gardening Tool Kits for Plant Care Great for Garden Lawn Farm Indoor & Outdoor Use (Green)
SONKIR$9.394.1★46,513 rev
4-in-1 Soil Moisture Meter Digital PH Meter/Soil Moisture/Plant Temperature/Sunlight Intensity Backlight LCD Display Soil Test Meter for Garden Lawn Plant Care Farm and Indoor Outdoor Plants
IRTOV$28.884.2★1,903 rev
Newest
by launch dateEVO-20 DLI Light Meter Smart Sunlight Classifier for Garden & Landscape Use | Identifies Full Sun Partial Sun Partial Shade & Shade Based on Daily Light Integral 10 Days of DLI History
EvoDevice$33.3488 rev
DLI Sun Meter for Plants Identify Full Sun Partial Sun & Shade Measure Daily Plant Light Visualize PAR Changes Throughout the Day CSV Export 180-Day History
AquaHorti$57.1439 rev
DLI Light Meter 2 in 1 PAR DLI Meter 400-700nm Sunlight Meter Measure PPFD and DLI (Daily Light Integral) Record and Export 5 Years of Data Light Measurement Tool for for Lawn Garden Plants
DANOPLUS$59.3236 rev
AiGerdinn Soil Moisture Meter for Plants 4-in-1 Soil Tester - pH/Fertility/Sunlight Meter Large Dial Indoor/Outdoor Plant Water Monitor Garden Soil Test Kit for Lawn Farm Houseplants
AiGerdinn$15.01274 rev
YAMRON 4-in-1 Soil Moisture Meter Digital Plant Temperature/Soil Moisture/pH Meter/Sunlight Intensity Backlight LCD Display Soil Test Meter for Gardening Farming and Outdoor Plants
YAMRON$31.123,116 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDLI Sun Meter for Plants Identify Full Sun Partial Sun & Shade Measure Daily Plant Light Visualize PAR Changes Throughout the Day CSV Export 180-Day History
AquaHorti$57.143.2★
AiGerdinn Soil Moisture Meter for Plants 4-in-1 Soil Tester - pH/Fertility/Sunlight Meter Large Dial Indoor/Outdoor Plant Water Monitor Garden Soil Test Kit for Lawn Farm Houseplants
AiGerdinn$15.014.3★
EVO-20 DLI Light Meter Smart Sunlight Classifier for Garden & Landscape Use | Identifies Full Sun Partial Sun Partial Shade & Shade Based on Daily Light Integral 10 Days of DLI History
EvoDevice$33.344.4★
DLI Light Meter 2 in 1 PAR DLI Meter 400-700nm Sunlight Meter Measure PPFD and DLI (Daily Light Integral) Record and Export 5 Years of Data Light Measurement Tool for for Lawn Garden Plants
DANOPLUS$59.324.0★
4-in-1 Soil Moisture Meter Digital PH Meter/Soil Moisture/Plant Temperature/Sunlight Intensity Backlight LCD Display Soil Test Meter for Garden Lawn Plant Care Farm and Indoor Outdoor Plants
IRTOV$28.884.2★
What buyers say about garden sun meter
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to read”
“Its a great device to assist with plant care”
“Great tool”
“As advertised”
“worth every penny”
“the moisture one works great”
“It remained accurate”
“No batteries needed, simple to use, and very reliable”
“Works perfectly”
“Easy to use and durable”
What buyers complain about
“not sure it is accurate”
“Did not work”
“Broke very easily”
“Poor quality”
“Instructions very poor or nonexistent”
“Disappointing cuz these arent the cheapest”
“was dry as a bone”
“Plants already died from incorrect PH”
“Changing the battery is a bit of a nuisance”
“Not water proof”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is garden sun meter profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $137K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +80.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the garden sun meter niche?
- 10 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in garden sun meter?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Functionality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.0%.
- When does demand for garden sun meter peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 12.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the garden sun meter niche?
- Listings span $9.39–$59.32; the average listing price is $32.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,093 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.