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title: "Suntouch Thermostat — $63K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 27/100 · $63K/yr market · 8K searches/yr · $155.31 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **suntouch thermostat**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-54.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 16Growth 0Conversion 61Competition 11Returns 15Price range 10Avg price 57Brand share 0Review moat 95Quality gap 76
**Review moat**
**Great****100.86**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Good****5.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****$155.31**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****$63K**
$63K/yr · 8K searches
**Returns**
**Bad****7.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Bad****87%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Price range**
**Bad****$86.98–$223.52**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-54.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** 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, suntouch thermostat is a $63K/yr Amazon United States market (8K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 27/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **suntouch thermostat market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$39K–$78K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#240**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **86%**
- **Sponsored**
- **86%**
- **Out of stock**
- **7.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **69 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **159 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**5 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**17**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- SunTouch53% - WARM YOUR FLOOR18% - BOWSEN11% - starEEl10% - Generic7%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -54.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
350250Spike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/suntouch-thermostat/trend)
## **Top suntouch thermostat 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%10%$6K20%$13K30%$19K40%$25K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SunTouch SunStat CommandPlus Touchscreen Programmable Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat for Electric Floor Heating Systems 4.3 Screen Floor and Air Sensing Control Energy Monitoring Remote Access**SunTouch**$190.61**4.4★44 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8QFM1LT) [2**SunTouch CommandPLUS Floor Heating Thermostat SunStat 500950 Universal WiFi Programmable Touchscreen + Floor Sensor Included 120V/240V**WARM YOUR FLOOR**$200.81**4.6★14 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2T43X27) [3**SunTouch SunStat ConnectPlus Touchscreen Programmable Smart Voice-Activated Wi-Fi Thermostat for Electric Floor Heating Systems 4.3 Screen Floor and Air Sensing Control Remote Access**SunTouch**$223.52**4.6★95 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D3ZQLWX) [4**Programmable Thermostat for House Radiant Underfloor Heating Home Heat Floor Mat Controller self-Adaption AC(120/240V) Voltage Dual Sensing(Air&Floor Sensor) Built-in Class A GFCI Power 3600W**BOWSEN**$93.91**4.2★219 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QJS8MV8) [5**7-Day Programmable Thermostat for House Radiant Underfloor Heating Home Floor Heating Controller Adaptive AC Voltage(120/240V) Dual Sensing(Air&Floor Sensor) Built-in Class A GFCI LED Backlit Display**starEEl**$89.60**3.5★5 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPFQWN71)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SunTouch CommandPLUS Floor Heating Thermostat SunStat 500950 Universal WiFi Programmable Touchscreen + Floor Sensor Included 120V/240V**WARM YOUR FLOOR**$200.81**14 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2T43X27) [**SunTouch CommandPLUS Floor Heating Thermostat SunStat 500950 Universal WiFi Programmable Touchscreen + Floor Sensor Included 120V/240V**Generic**$201.72**20 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWMCMLV8) [**7-Day Programmable Thermostat for House Radiant Underfloor Heating Home Floor Heating Controller Adaptive AC Voltage(120/240V) Dual Sensing(Air&Floor Sensor) Built-in Class A GFCI LED Backlit Display**starEEl**$89.60**5 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPFQWN71) [**SunTouch SunStat CommandPlus Touchscreen Programmable Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat for Electric Floor Heating Systems 4.3 Screen Floor and Air Sensing Control Energy Monitoring Remote Access**SunTouch**$190.61**44 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8QFM1LT) [**SunTouch SunStat ConnectPlus Touchscreen Programmable Smart Voice-Activated Wi-Fi Thermostat for Electric Floor Heating Systems 4.3 Screen Floor and Air Sensing Control Remote Access**SunTouch**$223.52**95 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D3ZQLWX)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**7-Day Programmable Thermostat for House Radiant Underfloor Heating Home Floor Heating Controller Adaptive AC Voltage(120/240V) Dual Sensing(Air&Floor Sensor) Built-in Class A GFCI LED Backlit Display**starEEl**$89.60**3.5★**▲ 181%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPFQWN71) [**SunTouch SunStat Core Non-Programmable Thermostat for Floor Heating Systems Physical Buttons Backlit Display with Temperature Display Heating and Floor Sensing Control Detachable Beauty Ring**SunTouch**$86.98**4.4★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0YZIQP) [**SunTouch CommandPLUS Floor Heating Thermostat SunStat 500950 Universal WiFi Programmable Touchscreen + Floor Sensor Included 120V/240V**WARM YOUR FLOOR**$200.81**4.6★**▲ 107%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2T43X27) [**SunTouch CommandPLUS Floor Heating Thermostat SunStat 500950 Universal WiFi Programmable Touchscreen + Floor Sensor Included 120V/240V**Generic**$201.72**4.3★**— 7%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWMCMLV8) [**SunTouch SunStat CommandPlus Touchscreen Programmable Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat for Electric Floor Heating Systems 4.3 Screen Floor and Air Sensing Control Energy Monitoring Remote Access**SunTouch**$190.61**4.4★**▼ 16%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8QFM1LT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about suntouch thermostat**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Assembly/Installation**41%
*“Instructions are easy to follow for the install as well as programming”*
**Heating**13%
*“Works great and wonderful that I can now schedule the floor to be warm in the morning”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“it was very easy to use”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Top Quality”*
**Touch/Button Controls**5%
*“This is a nice replacement for my older control screen”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“It works great and is easier to use and see”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“The installation instructions were easy to follow”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Worked well”*
**Weather Proof**2%
*“I like that I can view floor temperature, or the time in huge numbers, or outdoor temperature and weather”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“While is priced a bit high for a thermostat I think it is worth it”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**15%
*“Hard to understand programming instruction”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Non-working units and poor quality control”*
**Durability**11%
*“The problem is they just dont last very long”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“the installation was a challenge”*
**Heating**4%
*“My heated bathroom floor quit heating”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“it doesn't work”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Hard to find expensive little unit”*
**Mounting**3%
*“the screws will not tighten enough”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Not very easy to program though”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“It doesnt fit in the previous electrical box”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**25%
**Functionality-Overall**23%
**Defective Material/Parts**10%
**Heating**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
**Product Condition**4%
**Size-Overall**3%
**Display-Overall**3%
**Assembly/Installation**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is suntouch thermostat profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $63K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -54.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (27/100).
- **How competitive is the suntouch thermostat niche?**
- 5 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in suntouch thermostat?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 7.7% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for suntouch thermostat peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.0× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the suntouch thermostat niche?**
- Listings span $86.98–$223.52; the average listing price is $155.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 101 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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