Descent
Set a budget and get alerted when flights get cheap
189 followers
Set a budget and get alerted when flights get cheap
189 followers
I kept obsessively checking Google Flights hoping prices would drop. So I built Descent, set a budget for any route, and get alerted the moment fares go below it. It tracks business/economy class, direct flights, multiple currencies, and passenger count. The fun part: Descent Copilot lets you create alerts by just saying “Cheap flights to Tokyo in August under 150 euros”, powered by Apple Intelligence, fully on-device. Free to try. Would love your feedback!
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Congrats on the launch! When a fare alert fires, where does it take you? Does it deep-link into a specific booking platform like Google Flights, Kayak, or Skyscanner?
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@rephelper Thanks 🙏 it takes you to Google flights directly with the trip set.
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@becky_gaskell Hi Becky, thanks! Yes, indeed! We check flights every three hours for you! And when the price drops, we send you a push notification!
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@georgios_sarantitis_ Hi Georgios, thanks! No, it doesn't track flights for a particular company. However you have the possibility to check alternative flights and prices (so you are not limited to one option only)
Love the feature that it searches for a range of dates. I always spend extra time on google flights to check for dates around a specific date. Do you think you can also add a near by airports search as well? Like if I am flying from EWR, I also get prices from JFK and LGA too without setting up separate alerts for them. I love the app overall and all the best.
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@gspkarteek thanks a lot for your feedback! I’m really glad you like the app.
At the moment we do not have a way to gather prices from nearby airports without setting up different alerts for each airport.
But that’s definitely a nice idea as a “pro” feature since it will cost us X extra searches for each X airports around you.
Finally! How far in advance does it start tracking prices?
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@maxwell_timothy Thanks Maxwell! It starts tracking as soon as you create an alert, you can set departure dates as far out as flights are available (typically up to 11-12 months ahead, depending on the airline). Once active, it checks prices every 3 hours and notifies you the moment the fare drops below your budget.
Coming back with yet another thought, after accumulating some data you will be able to say how early or how late the best offers are made. For example 2 months before the flights -> cheaper, 2 months before the flight -> more expensive, 2 days before the flight -> again cheaper to fill in empty seats. I mean its just a theory that could be worng but would be interesting to see the result with real data!
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@georgios_sarantitis_ Hey Georgios, thanks for the feedback! We are already collecting historical data (90 days only) to actually be able in the future to recommend you a price range or what was the average price that people got in a specific range or usually