clinometer
Skip itA small market ($46K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$76.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay1,589.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$16.11–$189.36cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay2.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-8.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad83%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$46K$46K/yr · 27K searches
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, clinometer is a $46K/yr Amazon United States market (27K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
clinometer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $57K–$76K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.3%
- Avg BSR
- #123
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 45%
- Out of stock
- 6.5%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- SUUNTO55%
- Generic20%
- AOKWIT12%
- Sun Company5%
- KLEIN TOOLS3%
- Rugged Ridge2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Top clinometer 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
SUUNTO PM-5 Clinometer: Accurately Measure Heights Vertical Angles and Slopes
SUUNTO$120.704.5★22 rev
Handheld Clinometer Waterproof Clinometer Forestry Sighting Altimeter for Backpacking Hiking Field Work Handy Trail Slope Building Tree Height Measuring Tool
Generic$44.854.5★28 rev
SUUNTO PM-5 Clinometer: Accurately Measure Heights Vertical Angles and Slopes
SUUNTO$160.824.5★22 rev
AOKWIT Altimeter Professional Aluminum Accurate Clinometer Waterproof Optic Height Clinometer Battery-Free Compact Portable Handheld Clinometer Forestry Outdoor for Height & Slopes Angles Measuring
AOKWIT$47.034.1★19 rev
SUUNTO PM-5 Clinometer regular pm-5/360 (SS011096010)
SUUNTO$189.364.6★114 rev
Newest
by launch dateHandheld Clinometer Waterproof Clinometer Forestry Sighting Altimeter for Backpacking Hiking Field Work Handy Trail Slope Building Tree Height Measuring Tool
Generic$44.8528 rev
Sun Company Lev-o-gage Heel-Angle Sailing Clinometer (Marine Model) | Mounts on Bulkhead of Boat
Sun Company$16.68467 rev
AOKWIT Altimeter Professional Aluminum Accurate Clinometer Waterproof Optic Height Clinometer Battery-Free Compact Portable Handheld Clinometer Forestry Outdoor for Height & Slopes Angles Measuring
AOKWIT$47.0319 rev
Klein Tools 935DAG Digital Electronic Level and Angle Gauge Measures 0 - 90 and 0 - 180 Degree Ranges Measures and Sets Angles
KLEIN TOOLS$32.5116,347 rev
Mountlaser Topographic Abney Hand Level Minute & Degree Clinometer
Mountlaser$28.1145 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSUUNTO PM-5 Clinometer: Accurately Measure Heights Vertical Angles and Slopes
SUUNTO$120.704.5★
Rugged Ridge Clinometer | Steel Black | 13309.02 | Fits Universal
Rugged Ridge$42.204.0★
SUUNTO PM-5 Clinometer: Accurately Measure Heights Vertical Angles and Slopes
SUUNTO$140.983.8★
Sun Company Lev-o-gage Heel-Angle Sailing Clinometer (Marine Model) | Mounts on Bulkhead of Boat
Sun Company$16.684.7★
Sun Company Lev-o-gage 8 - Heel Angle Clinometer | High-Resolution Clinometer for Modern Boats | Mounts on Bulkhead
Sun Company$16.114.8★
What buyers say about clinometer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to operate”
“It looks like a good enough unit”
“As shown”
“Spot on accurate”
“Worth every penny”
“very accurate angle for knife sharpener”
“Im setting up suspension on a Trail Buggy project and this tool made measuring caster angle simple and easy”
“Strong and accurate”
“Small and compact”
“Good enough it gives the machinist another tool to use”
What buyers complain about
“My only issue was I needed to go through the complicated calibration process to get it to Zero”
“batteries are a pain”
“Cheap electronics”
“A little small”
“it did not live up to that promise”
“awkward to use”
“Not what I paid for”
“the kicker for all this is that they break randomly”
“The sent me a clear used”
“4 stars because I wish that it was USB rechargeable”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is clinometer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $46K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the clinometer niche?
- 7 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in clinometer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Battery Life, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the clinometer niche?
- Listings span $16.11–$189.36; the average listing price is $76.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,590 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.