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title: "Altimeter — $76K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **altimeter**
**Worth a look**
Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.8★), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.75–$986.39) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 19Growth 40Conversion 16Competition 75Returns 24Price range 9Avg price 79Brand share 72Review moat 93Quality gap 97
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.8★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****130.05**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****$88.00**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****40%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****62%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Okay****+12.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Bad****5.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$76K**
$76K/yr · 68K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$5.75–$986.39**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, altimeter is a $76K/yr Amazon United States market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **altimeter market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$88K–$110K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#911**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **87%**
- **Sponsored**
- **74%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **54 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **187 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**27 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**62**
**Top-5 brand share**
**62%**
Top 20: 95%
**Top-5 click share**
**40%**
Top 20: 86%
**Open market**
**32%**
- Sun Company21% - AMTAST13% - Jolly Logic10% - Kodrily10% - Estes8% - LOK LOKDS6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/altimeter/trend)
## **Top altimeter search terms**
- **altimeter**50K/yr+8.6%1.7% conv. - **altimeter for hiking**5K/yr+0.3%2.2% conv. - **altimeter skydiving**3K/yr+105.3%0.1% conv. - **digital altimeter**3K/yr-5.5%1.9% conv. - **altimeters**3K/yr+2.7%0.7% conv. - **altitude meter**3K/yr+7.3%0.9% conv. - **altometer**2K/yr+190.2%0.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/altimeter/search-terms)
## **Top altimeter 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%$2K6%$5K9%$7K12%$9K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Kodrily Digital Altimeter Digital Compass Hiking Thermometer Barometer 8 in 1 for Hiking Outside -2300 to 29500FT 1100MBAR 300mbar to 1100mbar**Kodrily**$23.07**3.7★61 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKDKZXJF) [2**AMTAST Barometer Altimeter Thermometer Metric Altitude Monitor for Climbing Camping Outdoor Sports Multi-Function with Backlight**AMTAST**$19.92**3.2★231 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0819VGDL3) [3**Estes 2246 Altimeter Flying-Rocket-Model Altitude Tracker Rocket Model Kit Accessories for Ages 10+**Estes**$35.87**3.9★249 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZBH896) [4**Jolly Logic AltimeterTwo**Jolly Logic**$79.97**4.6★115 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0069Z6YCI) [5**Sun Company AltiLINQ - Dashboard Altimeter and Barometer | Altimeter for Car and Truck | Reads Altitude from 0 to 15 000 Feet**Sun Company**$84.57**4.3★274 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007A2MQIK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**KoiLykke 4-in-1 Altimeter Barometer for Outdoor Use for Measures Altitude Weather with Thermometer Rugged ABS Design Yellow**KoiLykke**$26.73**0 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G346WM32) [**Digital Altimeter Digital Compass Hiking Thermometer Timer & Backlight 8 in 1 Hand-Hold Barometer for Mountaineering Outside 2300 to 29500FT 1100MBAR 300mbar to 1100mbar**LOK LOKDS**$23.99**12 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNLH1T4F) [**HERCHR Digital Altimeter Hiking Thermometer Portable Compass with Weather Forecast Handheld Pocket Altimeter Barometer for Compass Hiking Camping Temperature Measuring Tools**HERCHR**$19.29**4 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQCHHP1L) [**ZIPLEVEL PRO-2030 High Precision Altimeter for No Line-of-Sight No Distance Error Bubble-Free Leveling Tool Includes Unipod Protective Boot Anchoring Stakes and User Guide**ZIPLEVEL**$986.39**12 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL6DXS8W) [**8 IN 1 Altimeter Digital Compass Hiking Thermometer Barometer Weather Timer with Backlight for Mountaineering Outside -2300 to 29500FT 1100MBAR 300mbar to 1100mbar English Manual Lanyard**Ktsxxops**$21.12**24 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F485VTBJ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**NORTH EDGE Apache Tactical Outdoor Watch for Men Altimeter Barometer Compass Temperature Sensor Rugged Sports Watch with Pedometer Waterproof for Hiking Outdoor Activities**NORTH EDGE**$70.89**4.1★**▲ 196%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3LSRF7S) [**ZIPLEVEL PRO-2030 High Precision Altimeter for No Line-of-Sight No Distance Error Bubble-Free Leveling Tool Includes Unipod Protective Boot Anchoring Stakes and User Guide**ZIPLEVEL**$986.39**5.0★**▲ 177%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL6DXS8W) [**KoiLykke 4-in-1 Altimeter Barometer for Outdoor Use for Measures Altitude Weather with Thermometer Rugged ABS Design Yellow**KoiLykke**$26.73**0.0★**▲ 106%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G346WM32) [**Digital Altimeter Digital Compass Hiking Thermometer Timer & Backlight 8 in 1 Hand-Hold Barometer for Mountaineering Outside 2300 to 29500FT 1100MBAR 300mbar to 1100mbar**LOK LOKDS**$23.99**4.4★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNLH1T4F) [**AMTAST Barometer Altimeter Thermometer Metric Altitude Monitor for Climbing Camping Outdoor Sports Multi-Function with Backlight**AMTAST**$19.92**3.2★**▲ 55%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0819VGDL3)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about altimeter**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“looks really well made”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Good value for money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Way better than expected”*
**Battery Life**7%
*“Great battery life”*
**Durability**6%
*“This brand stand out”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to work”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“Perfect for construction”*
**GPS**3%
*“the accuracy of the GPS”*
**Strength**3%
*“Very good and robust”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“Wrist bands are easy to install fits great and is comfortable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Charging**16%
*“Will not turn on or charge”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**10%
*“The instructions are worthless”*
**Durability**8%
*“It did not even last a year”*
**Functionality-Overall**8%
*“Compass does not always work”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**6%
*“Couldn't set up altimeter to work properly”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“This watch is very large”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“the buttons are not as good quality as a previous version”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Deceptive description IMO”*
**Display-Overall**3%
*“About 7 months later the screen went blank”*
**Software/Application**3%
*“The App is not great”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**17%
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**13%
**Charging**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Size-Overall**5%
**GPS**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Ease Of Use**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Connectivity-Overall**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is altimeter profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $76K/yr across 38 tracked products. 2 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the altimeter niche?**
- 27 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in altimeter?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Durability. The return rate is 5.3% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for altimeter peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the altimeter niche?**
- Listings span $5.75–$986.39; the average listing price is $88.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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