What is the cost to build an app like Uber Eats?

As soon as you sign into your Uber Eats account, you’ll be able to see the full list of partnered restaurants. You can filter them based on the food type you’re craving, how close they are, how long it will take to get food to you, whether they have discounts or offers, and so on. After selecting a restaurant, you’ll be able to view the entire menu and add items to your food cart. It’s possible to tailor your meal to your own tastes, with varying options for customization depending on the restaurant. At last, you need to do checkout and you will be able to track your meal. Now, how does this all work?.

Generally, an app like Uber Eats will have five interfaces that help in making a successful food delivery. They are:

• Customer Interface : In this interface, users will have their personal info, a search bar and filter to explore the restaurants nearby, a payment wallet, a live order tracker, previous order records, a reviews section, and a support area.
• Restaurant Interface : This interface is used by restaurants. It will have features like reviews, payment, live order tracking, order management, order statistics, menu, delivery partner’s status, and support.
• Delivery Interface : This interface is provided to food delivery partners. Thus, it will have user and restaurant location, the payment method selected by the user, review, tip and rating for the delivery partner, order delivery status, and support.
• Admin Interface : It will have access to customer support, restaurant details, reviews of restaurants and delivery partners to manage the service in a particular area or region.
• Master Admin Interface : It will have access to admin panels of every region, customer support, restaurant details, and reviews of restaurants and delivery partners to have control over the food order and delivery service.

The price of developing a meal delivery app like Uber Eats may range widely based on a number of variables. Have a look below for a rough estimate of the price:

• The development staff will include project leads, UI/UX designers, app developers, and quality assurance (QA) professionals. The total price will be determined by the number of hours spent developing the app and the hourly rate. Considering that even the most basic app takes three to four months to create, the estimated cost to build is approx. between $15,500 and $30,000.
• Furthermore, developing a medium-complex app might take anywhere from 9 months and will cost approx. between $50,000 to $90,000. Costs may vary depending on whether or not you want to create an app for iOS, Android, or both platforms. It will be more expensive to build for both platforms than for just one. But, you can build a cross-platform app using React Native. It will be cost-effective.
• Lastly, it takes 12 months or more to build an advanced app and may cost approx. between $90,000 to $130,000. But remember, this is only a rough estimation, and the real cost may be more or lower depending on the features of your project.

To make your food delivery app unique, you can add some advanced features that help in smooth delivery management. For example, you can integrate order printing into the restaurant interface of the app. In addition to receiving a notification, when an order is placed via the app, the restaurant can also print the order or forward it to the kitchen staff. This will allow for more efficient order and kitchen management.

Another feature that can be added to the app is ordering food from more than one restaurant. This way, users can order food from more than one restaurant and can enjoy various cuisines.