Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker

What is Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker?

Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker is an iPhone and iPad app that monitors flight prices for specific routes and dates, then sends push notifications when fares drop below a user-set budget. It’s designed to help travelers track deals without repeatedly refreshing search engines.

The app combines flight tracking with a “Copilot” experience (powered by Apple Intelligence) that can generate a price-alert request from a natural-language sentence, then build the corresponding alert on-device.

Key Features

• 24/7 flight price monitoring: Tracks fares continuously and alerts you when a route’s price drops under your maximum.
• Instant price alerts with set criteria: Create an alert by choosing a route, travel dates, and a max price.
• Explore destinations from your home airport: Browse destination cards tied to real-time pricing to help you find affordable options before booking.
• Flight calendar across a date range: View prices across your selected date range to spot cheaper travel days and compare across weeks.
• Detailed flight information in-app: Shows airlines, departure/arrival times, layovers, flight duration, aircraft type, and number of stops; provides a one-tap path to booking.
• Covers 7,000+ airports worldwide: Set alerts across a broad range of departure/arrival airports.
• Supports 11+ currencies: Alerts can be configured in currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CAD, plus additional currencies added in updates.
• Descent Copilot (natural-language alert creation): Type a request that includes route, dates, budget, and preferences (e.g., direct-only, cabin class) and Copilot creates the alert.
• Ad-free experience: No banners, pop-ups, or sponsored results (described as fully ad-free).
• Design customization: Choose gradient themes and select among multiple app icon designs.

How to Use Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker

1. Open the app and choose or define your route and travel dates.
2. Set your maximum price (the threshold that will trigger a push notification).
3. Optionally browse the flight calendar or destination cards to compare pricing across dates.
4. Use Descent Copilot by typing a single sentence that includes your route, timing, budget, and any constraints (such as direct-only or cabin class filtering) to create an alert quickly.
5. When alerts trigger, open the app to review the complete flight details and proceed to booking from within the app.

Use Cases

• Set a fare drop alert for a planned trip: Choose your departure/arrival route and dates, then set a max price so you only get notified when fares fall below your budget.
• Find the cheapest days within a date range: Use the flight calendar to scan pricing across your entire range, compare weeks, and identify lower-cost days.
• Plan options before deciding where to go: Start from your home airport and browse destination cards with real-time pricing to discover routes you hadn’t considered.
• Use natural language to create a targeted alert: Type something like “Direct flights from London to Barcelona in July, under €80” to generate an alert with route, timeframe, budget, and stop preferences.
• Compare flights by itinerary complexity: Review layovers, flight duration, aircraft type, and number of stops from the in-app flight details to choose between alternatives.

FAQ

Is Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker free to download?

The App Store listing states Descent is available for free and that Descent Copilot is free, but it also mentions an upgrade (“Descent First Class (Premium)”) and in-app purchases.

Does Descent show price details before booking?

Yes. The app includes an in-app flight calendar and complete flight information (airlines, departure/arrival times, layovers, duration, aircraft type, and stops). It also describes a one-tap path to booking.

What does Descent Copilot do?

Descent Copilot lets you type a request that includes your route, dates, budget, and preferences (such as cabin class and direct flights vs. allowing stops). Copilot then creates the alert based on that sentence.

What devices are supported?

The listing says it requires iPhone 15 Pro or later, or iPad with an M-series chip.

Is the app ad-free?

Yes. The listing describes Descent as completely ad-free, with no banners, pop-ups, or sponsored results.

Alternatives

• Price-tracking features inside travel metasearch/booking sites: Similar goal (watch prices and find deal timing), but the workflow is often tied to a specific site’s search and may not provide the same in-app calendar plus alert creation experience.
• Generic flight search apps with calendar views: Useful for browsing prices across dates, but they may require more manual checking compared with continuous monitoring and push notifications.
• Email alert-only travel deal services: Can notify you of price changes, but typically rely on email rather than the app’s described push notifications and in-app flight detail views.
• AI-based travel planning assistants (non-tracking): Some assistants can help draft travel search criteria, but may not provide ongoing fare monitoring and in-app deal alerts like Descent.