Delivery App Development Agency

On-demand delivery MVPs: customer, courier, and a dispatcher — without cloning Uber in week one.

Delivery products are logistics. The software is the easy part compared to recruiting couriers. We scope v1 around completed jobs in one area, not a global clone.

Read the Uber-like cost guide if that is your search. This page is the agency offer: we build the apps and the operator tool. We do not staff your fleet.

Timeline: 4–6 weeksPrice: From $5,800Fixed price — no hourly billing

Why delivery app development is easy to get wrong

Three apps (customer, courier, admin) scoped as one 'simple MVP'

Live GPS promised with a junior freelancer

No plan for the first twenty couriers

What we build

Customer ordering

Address, service type, pay, status.

Courier app

Accept, navigate (Maps link is allowed in v1), complete.

Dispatch

Manual assignment first; auto-assign when volume exists.

Payments

Stripe. Tips and courier payouts if in scope.

Typical features in v1

Manual dispatch is a feature

It ships. Auto-routing is a later algorithm.

Status over theatre

Reliable state machine beats a fake moving car.

Development process

1

Job type

Parcels, grocery, people, or field service — not 'like Uber'.

2

Which apps in v1

Often customer + ops, courier as a simple second role.

3

Build

Payments and status first, maps second.

4

Pilot city

Launch where you can stand up supply.

Recommended stack

  • React NativeCustomer and courier
  • Next.jsDispatch
  • Supabase RealtimeStatus
  • StripeCharges and payouts

What you get

  • Customer app
  • Courier app or role
  • Dispatch dashboard
  • Payments
  • Full source code

Planning resources

FAQ

Is this an Uber clone?

No. We build a job-completion system for one market. See /guides/uber-like-app-cost.

Live tracking?

Possible. It is not free in calendar or cost. We will say if a status feed is enough for your test.

Food vs parcels?

Food has restaurants — see the food delivery agency page. This page is generic on-demand delivery.

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Free 30-min scoping call. Fixed price quote after we write the v1 list.

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