In today's digitally moving world, Hectic schedules, unpredictable work hours, and chaotic life have made it impossible for people to cook meals at home. In order to save time and avoid the hassle of going out, many people prefer ordering their favorite food from an online food delivery mobile app.
You might already be aware of some of these food delivery apps like UberEATS, GrubHub, or DoorDash. Thanks to this mobile apps, people can get their favorite food delivered at their doorsteps within less time and cost.
Let's take a look at these 3 types of essential food ordering app development solution for the food ordering business.
Types of Food Delivery Apps
Before you proceed with the development of the app on your own, it’s critical that you know about the types of food delivery mobile apps you can build.
Let’s take a quick look at each type of food delivery app and how they work.
1 – Order-Focused Food Delivery App
Order-focused food delivery apps basically work as a traditional model. It is intermediate between customers and local restaurants which offer customers to browse through different restaurants and order different types of cuisine.
Once an order is placed, the app then passes the order to the respective restaurant and the restaurant is responsible for the delivery of the order.
The app owner usually charges a fixed amount of money from restaurants for each order so customers do not have to pay any additional charges.
2 – Order + Logistics-Focused Food Delivery App
The logistics-focused food delivery app is designed to facilitate food delivery services from restaurants that don’t have their own delivery system. So, customers can compare menus of various restaurants and order food from their favorite restaurants, even if the restaurant doesn’t deliver on their own.
This means logistic-focused food ordering apps don’t only handle the order aspect, but they also handle the delivery aspect and opening up an excellent opportunity for the restaurants without having any delivery services.
Here, the logistics-focused food ordering app charge both restaurants as well as the customer on a fixed margin for every order, to cover the delivery service cost.
3 – Restaurant-Specific Food Delivery App
This type of app is only suited for restaurant owners who have their own couriers deliver meals to their customers and wants to extend their services through a mobile app.
Generally, a restaurant-specific app makes the food accessible to restaurants that deliver their own food. So, customers look at the daily menu, places an order, and the restaurant delivers the food at customers’ doorstep.
So, if you don’t own a restaurant, this type is not for you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enter the online food market. You still have 2 options available and make as much money as possible.
Well, as the food delivery app development services is concerned for the restaurant, we need to understand how does this app operates.
How does a food delivery app operate?
You need to ensure that everything about the food app falls in the right place in an app. From the process of using an application to doorstep food delivery requires various steps to follow within the app itself.
Customer Places An Order
Restaurant Receives an order
Acknowledgement Message
Food Preparation Process
Ready For Delivery
Delivered By Staff as Committed
Now that we have looked into the on-demand food delivery system on a holistic level, it is time to look at the factors that will directly impact how your mobile app is developed and how it is to reap the benefits that the whole industry offers.
Let us look at the features that should be included in your on demand food delivery mobile app.
Underlining Food Delivery App Features
Nearby Restaurant Locator
Food Ordering
Cuisines/Menu List
Food Delivery Confirmation
Let us look at the features from the side of all the four stakeholders.
Customer Side:
Login
Search Menu
Cart
Payment Integration
Order Tracking
Rating and Review
Customer Support
Restaurant Side:
Login
Menu Management
Push Notification
Checking rating and review
Delivery Side:
Registration
Order Management
Updating the Order Status
Admin Side:
Admin Login
Restaurant Management
Application Management
Payment Management
Discount Offers and Coupons
Technical Assistance
Apart from types and features of the application, we ensure to take care of development cost of application that help you to expand your application reach to smartphone users.
How Much Does it Cost to Develop a Food Delivery App?
Although, the cost of on demand mobile app largely depends on the type of functionality you wish to implement in your app and also depending on the features you are looking to add in your on-demand food delivery mobile app. It may cost around $12,000 – $20,000, whereas a more sophisticated solution may go beyond $40,000.
The cost range which would most likely be charged by the food delivery app development company, comprises of all these factors like – mobile app design, development of both Android and iOS version of the app, app testing, and app launch in the market.
Another important point to remember is that developing an iOS app costs slightly less than an Android app. If there is a need for making a web app for restaurants, the range would extend to $50k to $60k.
In India, the cost of developing on-demand food delivery mobile app begins from as low as $10 to $80 per hour for the full stack app development.
Therefore, before starting an on-demand mobile app it is important to undertake thorough research about each and every segment. Such in-depth research would help in knowing about the existing demand and new technologies available for developing a successful mobile app.