Yard Stick
FailThe top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Yard Stick is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 44 / 100Ranks 6,173 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −4 vs the category median of 4844
- Market size
- $487K/yr419K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -14.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 88%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 71 sellers
Flapen Score
Yard Stick against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Yard Stick is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Yard Stick market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Yard Stick 419K times last year and spent an estimated $487K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
9.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 419K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $487K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 419K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -14.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 9.6%
- Market size, estimated
- $487Ka year
- Peak month
- August1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- yard stick220K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $12.11.
Listings sell for $12.11 on average, from $6.86 to $19.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At $12.11 that is $12K to $15K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $12.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $6.86–$19.56
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 25K–30K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $12K–$15K
- Returns
- 1.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #701 within Measuring & Layout Tools. It carries 964 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 88%
- Out of stock, average day
- 12.3%
- Average rank
- #701in Measuring & Layout Tools
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 964per listing
- Listings tracked
- 8
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 63 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 63 months
Products
Top Yard Stick products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Westcott Wood Yardstick 36
- Price
- $8.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,078
- Age
- 19y ago

QWORK Folding Wood Rule 6 FT 6 Inch Foldable Ruler with US and Metric Measurements for Carpenters
- Price
- $7.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,508
- Age
- 6y ago

Westcott 10425 Wooden Yardstick with Brass Ends and Hang Holes Clear Lacquer Finish
- Price
- $12.42
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,914
- Age
- 9y ago

Dritz 742 36-Inch Wooden Thick Yardstick with Metal Ends
- Price
- $13.79
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 185
- Age
- 16y ago

Westcott Aluminum Yard/Meter Stick 39-Inch/100cm Silver Model: YMS-1
- Price
- $19.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 234
- Age
- 12y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Westcott Aluminum Yard/Meter Stick 39-Inch/100cm Silver Model: YMS-1
- Price
- $19.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 234
- Age
- 12y ago

Westcott Wood Yardstick 36
- Price
- $8.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,078
- Age
- 19y ago

Dritz 742 36-Inch Wooden Thick Yardstick with Metal Ends
- Price
- $13.79
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 185
- Age
- 16y ago

Prettyia Large Stainless Steel Ruler Meter Stick Straight Edge 40inch
- Price
- $19.56
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 263
- Age
- 3y ago

Westcott 10425 Wooden Yardstick with Brass Ends and Hang Holes Clear Lacquer Finish
- Price
- $12.42
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,914
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch date
Prettyia Large Stainless Steel Ruler Meter Stick Straight Edge 40inch
- Price
- $19.56
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 263
- Age
- 3y ago

Binzer 6.5ft/2m Folding Ruler - Inch & Metric Wooden Yardstick
- Price
- $9.71
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 272
- Age
- 4y ago

QWORK Folding Wood Rule 6 FT 6 Inch Foldable Ruler with US and Metric Measurements for Carpenters
- Price
- $7.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,508
- Age
- 6y ago

Westcott 10425 Wooden Yardstick with Brass Ends and Hang Holes Clear Lacquer Finish
- Price
- $12.42
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,914
- Age
- 9y ago

Westcott Aluminum Yard/Meter Stick 39-Inch/100cm Silver Model: YMS-1
- Price
- $19.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 234
- Age
- 12y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 88% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
71
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Westcott70%
- QWORK12%
- Dritz7%
- Binzer5%
- fisima4%
- LEARNING ADVANTAGE3%
Demand
Yard Stick search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Yard Stick search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- yard stick220K/yr
- yardstick68K/yr
- yard stick 36 inch33K/yr
- yard stick 48 inch6K/yr
- yardsticks 36 inches wood13K/yr
- yard stick wooden17K/yr
- wooden yard stick8K/yr
- yard stick ruler5K/yr
- plastic yard stick5K/yr
- wooden yard stick 36 inch5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yard Stick
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Breaks easily”
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.
20 topics
Keep looking
Related niches
Niches in the same category that score near this one. Research these next.
Best Flapen score
The highest-scoring niches we track right now, across every category.
FAQ
Common Yard Stick questions
Answered from the same tracked data.









