What a flight price tracker actually shows you
Tools like Google Flights' Price Insights and Kayak's Price Forecast will show you where today's price sits against what a route typically costs, and sometimes a rough buy-now-or-wait signal. That's genuinely useful context - it tells you whether the number in front of you is normal, high, or worth taking seriously.
The gap: watching still falls on you
None of that context does anything on its own. You still have to be the one who checks back, decides when "trending down" has become "good enough," and remembers to look again before it moves back up. A tracker tells you where things stand. It doesn't tell you the moment things are actually worth acting on.
How milo tracks and alerts
Milo shows the same kind of price context - where today's number sits against that route's typical range, and how it's moved over time - right alongside your alert. We wrote about how to actually use that context to pick a real target in What's a Good Price for a Flight?
The difference is milo doesn't stop at showing you. Once you've set the number you'd actually book at, milo keeps watching on your behalf and only interrupts you when the honest answer is "yes, book this" - not every time the trend line wiggles.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a price tracker and a price alert?
A tracker shows you where today's price sits against a route's typical range, and sometimes a trend. An alert acts on that: it watches on your behalf and tells you the moment your own target price is real. Milo does both together, rather than making you check a tracker and act on it yourself.
Does milo show price history?
Yes. Each alert shows where today's price sits against that route's typical range, plus a trend view, so you can judge a number for yourself as well as let milo watch for it.
Do I need to check the tracker myself?
No. The price context is there if you want to look, but you don't need to check it - milo only notifies you once your own target price is actually reached.