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Delivery App Development

Delivery App Development

Full delivery platform: customer app, courier app, vendor panel, and dispatcher - for food, grocery, pharmacy, or any on-demand delivery business.

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  • 20+delivery apps built
  • $8kMVP from
  • 10–22 wksdelivery time
  • 4 appsin one project

Capabilities

Platform Components

A complete delivery platform consists of four interconnected applications.

  • Customer App

    Browse vendor catalogs, add items to cart, place orders, track courier in real time, rate delivery, and view order history.

  • Courier App

    Receive delivery tasks, navigate to pickup and dropoff points with turn-by-turn directions, confirm pickups, and track daily earnings.

  • Vendor / Restaurant Panel

    Manage menu and product catalog, accept incoming orders, mark items as ready for pickup, and view sales reports.

  • Dispatcher & Admin Panel

    Monitor all active orders on a live map, manually assign couriers, manage vendors and zones, and view platform analytics.

  • Real-Time Order Tracking

    WebSocket-based live courier GPS tracking visible in the customer app - with accurate ETA calculated from current traffic.

  • Payment & Wallet

    Online card payments via Stripe, in-app wallet top-up, cash on delivery option, and automatic vendor payouts.

Stack

Technology Stack

  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • Redis
  • WebSockets
  • Google Maps API
  • Stripe
  • Firebase Push
  • Docker
  • AWS

Standards

Every Delivery Platform Includes

  1. Real-time GPS tracking with live ETA updates

  2. Smart courier assignment by zone and proximity

  3. Order batching (one courier, multiple orders)

  4. Scheduled delivery and pre-order support

  5. Promo codes, referral system, and loyalty points

  6. Push notifications at every order status change

  7. Surge pricing configuration by zone and time

  8. Detailed courier and vendor performance analytics

Case files

Delivery App Projects We Delivered

Platforms delivering real orders in real cities.

Food Delivery

Restaurant chain's own delivery platform - saved $18,000/month in aggregator fees

  1. Challenge

    A 20-location restaurant chain was paying 30–35% commission to delivery aggregators. At $60,000/month in delivery GMV, that was $18,000–$21,000 in monthly fees with zero customer data ownership.

  2. Solution

    Custom delivery platform: customer app, courier app (for their own courier staff), vendor panel per restaurant, and a dispatcher panel for the central coordinator. Full customer database ownership.

  3. Result

    Aggregator commissions eliminated - $18,000/month saved. Customer reorder rate: 41% (vs. 12% via aggregator). First-party customer database: 14,000 users built in 4 months.

Quick Commerce

45-minute grocery delivery platform - 700 orders/day at launch

  1. Challenge

    A grocery startup wanted to enter the 45-minute delivery market but needed a platform that could handle real-time inventory sync across 3 dark stores, intelligent courier routing, and order batching.

  2. Solution

    Full platform with real-time dark store inventory integration, zone-based courier assignment, order batching (up to 3 orders per courier per run), and a store manager panel for inventory updates.

  3. Result

    700 orders per day at full launch (week 4). Average delivery time: 38 minutes. Courier utilization: 74% (vs. industry average of 55%). Unit economics positive by month 3.

Pharmacy

Pharmacy delivery network - 12 locations, prescription management

  1. Challenge

    A pharmacy chain wanted to offer 2-hour prescription delivery but needed an ordering flow that handled prescription verification, age-restricted products, and pharmacist approval before courier dispatch.

  2. Solution

    Custom pharmacy delivery with prescription upload flow, pharmacist review dashboard, approval-gated dispatch (courier assigned only after pharmacist confirms the order), and ID verification at delivery.

  3. Result

    Expanded to 12 pharmacy locations. 800 prescription deliveries per month. Zero regulatory compliance incidents. Patient return rate: 68% within 30 days of first delivery.

Configurations

Pricing

MVP Platform

from $8,000

10–12 weeks

  • Customer + courier apps (cross-platform)
  • Basic vendor panel (web)
  • Real-time order tracking
  • Stripe payments
  • 2 months support included
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Full Platform

from $18,000

14–20 weeks

  • Smart courier assignment
  • Multi-vendor marketplace model
  • Promo codes & loyalty program
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • 4 months support included
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Enterprise

from $35,000

20–28 weeks

  • Multi-city & multi-zone
  • Corporate delivery accounts
  • Order batching & routing AI
  • Custom white-label branding
  • 6 months support included
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Protocol

How We Build Your Delivery App

  1. 1 week

    Business Model

    We define delivery zones, commission structure, vendor onboarding, and payment flow for your specific market.

  2. 1 week

    Architecture Design

    Real-time system design for order routing, WebSocket tracking, and vendor integration - reviewed before development.

  3. 8–20 weeks

    Development

    Parallel development of all four apps with weekly integration testing between courier, customer, vendor, and dispatcher.

  4. 2–3 weeks

    Beta Launch

    Soft launch with a limited vendor and courier pool to validate real-time performance and order flow before scale.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a delivery app cost?

An MVP with customer app, courier app, and basic vendor panel starts at $8,000 (10–12 weeks). A full platform with smart assignment, multi-vendor, and analytics starts at $18,000 (14–20 weeks). An enterprise multi-city platform starts at $35,000 (20–28 weeks).

Can the platform support multiple vendors (like Glovo or Uber Eats)?

Yes. Our marketplace model supports unlimited vendors - each with their own menu, pricing, and operating hours. Customers browse vendor catalog, and our platform handles order routing to the correct vendor and nearest available courier.

How does courier assignment work?

Orders are automatically assigned to the nearest available courier in the correct delivery zone. Assignment considers courier distance from vendor, current workload, and zone preference. Dispatchers can override assignments manually from the admin panel.

Does the system support scheduled deliveries?

Yes. Customers can place pre-orders for a specific delivery time slot. Pre-orders are queued in the system and activated automatically at the right time, triggering vendor preparation and courier assignment.

Can you build only the customer app and integrate with our existing backend?

Yes. We can build individual components (just the customer app, just the courier app, or just the admin panel) and integrate with your existing backend via REST API. We provide the API specification and can help define the integration contract.

Next step

Ready to Launch Your Delivery Platform?

Tell us your delivery category, city, and target launch date - we'll send a technical plan. We read every message, and projects that fit what we do get answered fast.

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