I sorely miss it - other sites may provide similar pricing information, but none even come close to match the lovely loading animation that was the joy of using Hipmunk.

Me2. It was so useful. The chipmunk swaying with the airplane arms. :D

I routinely check several times before making a booking. I kept Hipmunk in my apps and bookmarks for years and never turned out a better deal. I deleted it probably only a few months before they closed up.

The interface was cute but that was ‘bout it for me.

Yeah, you pretty much have to browse every major price site and then the suggested vendor directly. And check them on desktop, mobile, and someone else's mobile just to be sure the deals are the best.

And a VPN!

Our all inclusive stay in Mexico last year was significantly cheaper booking within MX vs USA.

Yeap. Haha. Watch out for cookies too.

Bing flights also did this with a very prominent message like "This flight is more expensive than usual...wait 6 days to buy" message....I wonder if part of that explains why bing flights is shut down now?

Kayak and Google flights do this