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Food delivery app development company

Your own ordering app for regular customers. Skip the 20 to 30% aggregator commission, keep the customer data, and bring people back with offers.

Fixed pricePrice range in 24 hoursYou own the code
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Mobile app MVPFrom $15,000
Timeline8 to 12 weeks
Your quoteFixed, in 5 working days
Payment50% now, 50% on delivery

Ordering and booking flows we have shipped

Brisa takes bookings directly with no middleman, the same idea as your own delivery app.

Why restaurants build their own app

The problem

Aggregators are good at finding new customers. They are expensive for the customers you already have: 20 to 30% commission on every order, and you never see the customer's number.

The fix

A delivery app of your own handles your regulars. Every order builds your customer list, loyalty points give them a reason to order direct, and a push notification at 7pm costs nothing. Most restaurants keep the aggregator for discovery and move repeat orders to their app.

Fig. 1Kitchen passA kitchen pass: order #2041 lands on the rail and the tablet at once, the bell rings and the bag waits for your rider. No aggregator in between.
A kitchen pass: order #2041 lands on the rail and the tablet at once, the bell rings and the bag waits for your rider. No aggregator in between.

Three apps, one system

Every food delivery platform has the same three parts, connected through one backend that handles orders, payments and live location.

How the parts connect: Customer app, Restaurant panel, Your backend, Rider app, Admin dashboard
Customer appBrowse, order, pay, track
Rider appPick up, navigate, deliver
Your backendOrders, payments, location, offers
Restaurant panelAccept, prepare, manage menu
Admin dashboardSales, customers, campaigns

Everything a delivery app needs

Built for Indian ordering habits: UPI first, WhatsApp friendly, and fast on a 4G phone.

Menu with variants

Photos, sizes, add-ons and combos, with items marked out of stock in real time.

Cart and coupons

Promo codes, first order offers and minimum order rules you control.

UPI and cards

Razorpay checkout with UPI, cards, net banking, wallets and cash on delivery.

Saved addresses

Map pin, landmark notes and automatic delivery zone checks.

Live tracking

Order status and the rider's position on a map, updated every few seconds.

Loyalty points

Points or cashback on every direct order, so regulars skip the aggregator.

What changes with your own app

Keep the aggregator for new customers. Here is what changes for the ones who already love you.

Before20 to 30% of every repeat order goes to the aggregator.
AfterRepeat orders come direct, with no commission.
BeforeYou never see your customers' numbers.
AfterEvery order builds your own customer list.
BeforeQuiet weeknights you can do nothing about.
AfterA push offer at 7pm fills the slow nights.
BeforeOrders arrive on three tablets that beep at once.
AfterOne order board for every channel.
BeforeRiders are tracked by phone calls.
AfterCustomers watch the rider on a live map.
BeforeDiscounts are set by the platform, not you.
AfterYou set prices, offers and delivery charges.

How an order moves

From tap to doorstep, every step updates all three apps at once.

  1. 01Minute 0
    Customer ordersPicks dishes, applies a coupon and pays by UPI.
  2. 02Minute 1
    Kitchen acceptsThe order board rings and the kitchen accepts with a prep time.
  3. 03Minute 12
    Rider assignedThe nearest rider on duty gets the request and heads to pick up.
  4. 04Minute 18
    Live trackingThe customer watches the rider on the map with a live arrival time.
  5. 05Minute 32
    Delivered and ratedProof of delivery, a rating, and loyalty points added.

Your own app vs an aggregator

Keep the aggregator for new customers. Move your regulars to your own app.

RecommendedYour own appAggregator
Commission per order0%20 to 30%
Customer phone and email×
Your brand on the home screen×
Send offers to past customers×
Set your own delivery chargesLimited
Brings in new customersThrough your marketing

Work out what an app saves you

Tell us your monthly aggregator orders and commission. Within 24 hours we send the payback maths and a price range. Your fixed quote follows within 5 working days.

Pricing

A fixed price in writing before we start. Pay 50% to begin and 50% on delivery.

Ordering website
A fast ordering site with WhatsApp checkout, for restaurants not ready for an app.$3,5002 to 3 weeks
  • Menu, cart and online payments
  • Orders to WhatsApp and email
  • Delivery zones and charges
  • Admin to update the menu
Get a fixed quote →
Delivery appMost picked
One restaurant or brand with its own customers and riders.From $15,0008 to 12 weeks
  • Customer app for Android and iOS
  • Rider app
  • Restaurant panel and admin dashboard
  • Razorpay, maps, push notifications
  • Play Store and App Store launch
Get a fixed quote →
Marketplace
Many restaurants, commissions and payouts, like a city-level aggregator.QuotedStarts with a 1 to 2 week scoping sprint
  • Paid scoping sprint first, credited to the build
  • Everything in Delivery app
  • Restaurant onboarding and accounts
  • Commission and payout rules
  • Multi-restaurant search and offers
Book a scoping call →

Running costs are small at the start: hosting, maps and SMS usually come to a few thousand rupees a month and grow with orders. Payment gateways charge their standard fee per transaction.

What a food delivery app costs

Fixed prices for each stage. Most restaurants start with the delivery app.

Ordering website$3,5002 to 3 weeks, WhatsApp checkout
Delivery app: customer, rider, restaurant panelFrom $15,0008 to 12 weeks
Marketplace for many restaurantsQuotedStarts with a paid scoping sprint
Hosting, maps and SMSUnder $100 a month to startGrows with orders
Payment gatewayAbout 2% per orderRazorpay standard rate

Five promises you can hold us to

The same terms on every project, written into your quote.

Isometric illustration of a developer workstation with code on screen
A fixed price in writingOne number before we start, never hourly. If you ask for something new, we price it first and you decide.
A price range in 24 hoursSend a short brief and get a price range the next day. Your fixed quote follows within 2 to 5 working days. Big builds start with a paid 1 to 2 week scoping sprint, credited to the build.
Pay in two halves50% to start. The other 50% only after you have seen and approved the finished work.
Two rounds of changesBuilt into every stage, so feedback never turns into a surprise bill.
You own all of itCode, designs, accounts and data are handed over in full. No lock-in and no licence fees to us.

From brief to the app stores

A delivery app usually takes 8 to 12 weeks. Here is a typical 12 week plan.

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12
Scope and quote
Fixed quote
Design every screen
Clickable prototype
Customer app
Rider app and panel
Payments and tracking
Pilot with real orders
Store launch
Live

What it is built with

Proven tools that keep the app fast, the bills small and the code yours.

Apps
React NativeFlutterOne codebaseAndroidiOS
Backend
Node.jsPostgresFirebaseRealtime updates
Services
RazorpayGoogle MapsPush notificationsWhatsApp APISMS OTP

Questions

Straight answers. Ask anything else in your brief and we reply within 24 hours.

Yes. Orders can go to your own riders through the rider app, or be handed to a third-party delivery partner through their API where available.

Yes. Razorpay supports UPI, cards, net banking and wallets, and we add cash on delivery if you want it.

Yes. The app is published under your name and developer account on both stores.

Yes. We build multi-outlet support into the data model from the start, so adding outlets later is a setup task, not a rebuild.

An ordering website is ₹90K. A delivery app with customer, rider and restaurant apps starts at ₹5L. A marketplace for many restaurants is quoted after a short paid scoping sprint. Running costs start at a few thousand rupees a month.

8 to 12 weeks for the delivery app, including a pilot with real orders before the store launch. An ordering website takes 2 to 3 weeks.

Yes, as a marketplace with restaurant onboarding, commissions and payouts. Most restaurants do better starting with their own branded app for regulars, then adding outlets or partners later.

Usually yes, for finding new customers. Your own app is for the customers who already order from you, so those repeat orders stop paying 20 to 30% commission.

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