RatePunk

RatePunk: cheap flight alerts from your home airport

RatePunk is a digital tool, available as a mobile app and browser extension, that continuously tracks flight prices and presents users with deals it considers high-value. Its approach departs from traditional search: instead of the traveler specifying a destination and date, the platform starts from the home airport and shows destinations and fares that fit a budget. The company claims its algorithm scans 150 million deals daily across airports worldwide.

How it works and deal scoring

The system analyzes large volumes of fare data from airlines and booking sites, discards less advantageous options, and presents those that exceed a value threshold. A core component is the AI-based deal score: it compares the current price with past prices and other factors, and assigns a rating. According to the company, a score above 80% indicates an excellent deal. The platform also sends personalized notifications via email or through the app when a fare matching the user's criteria appears, including price drop alerts.

Tools for travelers

RatePunk offers several ways to access its service:

• Extension for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox browsers.
• Mobile app downloadable on the App Store and Google Play.
• Configurable alerts by destination, date, and budget.
• Real-time price drop notifications.
• Deal score to assess whether a fare is a good deal.

The company notes that the service does not book flights directly, but rather facilitates deal detection so the user can complete the booking through the usual channels.

Company profile and team

RatePunk was founded in 2020 in Vilnius (Lithuania) and has a team of 30 people. The company describes itself as a small group of travelers focused on finding low prices. Its funding combines bootstrapping and investor backing. Among the milestones the company highlights are the launch of its minimum viable product in 2023, the release of its mobile app in 2024, and surpassing 100,000 paying subscribers in 2025. For 2026, the company reports 250,000 premium subscribers and maintains the figure of 150 million deals scanned daily.

Evolution and growth

RatePunk's journey began in 2020, in the midst of the tourism sector crisis caused by the pandemic, with product experiments to understand what travelers want versus what booking sites offer. In 2023, it launched its first functional version with paying users; in 2024, it released the mobile app based on reverse search from home airports; and in 2025, it reached 100,000 active subscribers. The company claims that in the first quarter of 2026 alone, it matched the growth targets for all of 2025.

Presence and reach

The platform shows deals from airports in North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, among others. Among the departure cities listed on its site are Toronto, Dallas, London, Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Houston, Vancouver, New York, Detroit, Denver, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Edmonton, Seattle, Melbourne, Montreal, Phoenix, Tampa, Sydney, Manchester, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Birmingham, and Perth. The company notes that users can add more than one home airport.