Restaurant listings, real-time order tracking, driver dispatch, and Stripe payments — in 3–5 weeks.
Timeline
3–6 weeks
Starting from
$5,000
Full platform
up to $60,000
React Native / Expo
Customer and driver mobile apps
Next.js
Restaurant and admin web dashboards
Supabase + Realtime
Database and live order tracking
Stripe
Payments and restaurant payouts
Food delivery is three-sided: customers, restaurants, and drivers. Most MVPs fail by trying to build all three at once. Start with one restaurant + manual dispatch, then automate.
Live driver tracking requires WebSockets or server-sent events. Supabase Realtime or Pusher handles this. GPS polling every 5 seconds is the industry standard for 'live' tracking.
Supply-side is the hardest part. Early food delivery apps partner with 3–5 restaurants and 2–3 dedicated drivers before building automated dispatch.
Rough estimates per feature. Our fixed-price MVP bundles all of these — see the full Food Delivery App cost guide.
| Feature | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Customer app (mobile) | $2,000 – $8,000 |
| Driver app (mobile) | $1,500 – $6,000 |
| Restaurant dashboard (web) | $1,000 – $4,000 |
| Real-time order tracking | $800 – $3,500 |
| Payments (Stripe) | $500 – $2,000 |
| Push notifications | $300 – $1,200 |
| Admin panel | $500 – $2,000 |
| Total estimate | $6,600 – $26,700 |
We ship production-ready food delivery app MVPs in 3–6 weeks at a fixed price. No hourly billing, no scope creep surprises.
A basic food delivery MVP (customer app, restaurant dashboard, order management) costs $15,000–$40,000. A full UberEats clone with real-time tracking, driver app, and automated dispatch is $80,000–$200,000+.
Yes — drivers need a separate app with different UX: incoming order alerts, navigation, delivery confirmation, and earnings dashboard. It's typically React Native shared codebase with a separate entry point.
We use Supabase Realtime or Pusher for WebSocket-based live updates. The driver app sends GPS coordinates every 5 seconds; the customer app renders the driver location on a Mapbox or Google Maps embed.