Delivery App Development
Full delivery platform: customer app, courier app, vendor panel, and dispatcher — for food, grocery, pharmacy, or any on-demand delivery business.
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.
Technology Stack
Every Delivery Platform Includes
Real-time GPS tracking with live ETA updates
Smart courier assignment by zone and proximity
Order batching (one courier, multiple orders)
Scheduled delivery and pre-order support
Promo codes, referral system, and loyalty points
Push notifications at every order status change
Surge pricing configuration by zone and time
Detailed courier and vendor performance analytics
Delivery App Projects We Delivered
Platforms delivering real orders in real cities.
Restaurant chain's own delivery platform — saved $18,000/month in aggregator fees
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.
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.
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.
45-minute grocery delivery platform — 700 orders/day at launch
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.
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.
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 delivery network — 12 locations, prescription management
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.
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.
Expanded to 12 pharmacy locations. 800 prescription deliveries per month. Zero regulatory compliance incidents. Patient return rate: 68% within 30 days of first delivery.
Pricing
MVP Platform
10–12 weeks
- ✓Customer + courier apps (cross-platform)
- ✓Basic vendor panel (web)
- ✓Real-time order tracking
- ✓Stripe payments
- ✓2 months support included
Full Platform
14–20 weeks
- ✓Smart courier assignment
- ✓Multi-vendor marketplace model
- ✓Promo codes & loyalty program
- ✓Advanced analytics dashboard
- ✓4 months support included
Enterprise
20–28 weeks
- ✓Multi-city & multi-zone
- ✓Corporate delivery accounts
- ✓Order batching & routing AI
- ✓Custom white-label branding
- ✓6 months support included
How We Build Your Delivery App
Business Model
We define delivery zones, commission structure, vendor onboarding, and payment flow for your specific market.
1 weekArchitecture Design
Real-time system design for order routing, WebSocket tracking, and vendor integration — reviewed before development.
1 weekDevelopment
Parallel development of all four apps with weekly integration testing between courier, customer, vendor, and dispatcher.
8–20 weeksBeta Launch
Soft launch with a limited vendor and courier pool to validate real-time performance and order flow before scale.
2–3 weeksWhat Our Delivery App Clients Say
“We eliminated $18,000/month in aggregator fees and now own our customer relationships. 14,000 users in our own database in 4 months. Reorder rate went from 12% to 41%. The ROI was faster than we expected.”
“700 orders a day at launch, 38-minute average delivery, positive unit economics by month 3. The order batching and zone assignment is what made the efficiency possible. A serious technical team.”
“Prescription delivery with pharmacist approval and ID verification at the door — done right. 12 locations, zero compliance issues, and 68% patient return rate. This is exactly what we needed.”
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.
Ready to Launch Your Delivery Platform?
Tell us your delivery category, city, and target launch date — we'll send a technical plan within 48 hours.