Dreaming to launching a grocery delivery app better than Zepto and Blinkit? However, Zepto and Blinkit have already raised the bar with 10-minute food delivery (Zepto Cafe) and 10-minute Ambulance Delivery (by Blinkit). But it does not mean that you do not have a scope now!
Certainly, if you have a better business and app idea, you still have the opportunity to emerge as a new sensation in 10-minute grocery delivery apps. And if you have that gut feeling and that unique business idea, then here is a complete guide on how you can get the best grocery delivery app developed in 2025. Let’s take a deep dive-
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Define Your Vision First!
However, if you have reached this blog, surely you have already decided to launch a better grocery delivery app. But there is nothing wrong with ‘refining’ the app idea. So, let’s start with the beginning!
Have you defined the vision of your app? There are already two popular 10-minute grocery apps available in India. Then, what is the need for a new one?
Hahaha…caught you! If you have never brainstormed on this or you have brainstormed and have a different idea, let’s rethink over it to refine it further. To refine the idea, you will need to-
Hold A Thorough Market Research
Do not just try to be a copy cat and hold a robust market research. Study well the existing grocery delivery apps in the national and international market and check-
- Why do you wish to launch a new grocery app?
- How can you differentiate yourself from existing competitors (not just by the brand name, but more)
- Define, identify, and analyse your target audience and plan accordingly
- Find out the loopholes in the existing apps and try to fix them with yours
This way, you can give your app development idea a better direction.
Identify Your Idols & Inspiration
Furthermore, remember that you just do not need to compete with the exisitng apps. Rather, you can also take inspiration from them.
In addition to finding the loopholes, also pay attention to their advantages and the best app features that made people a fan of them.
So you have to scrutinize the existing businesses in depth by analysing their-
- Latest Branding Style
- Marketing Strategies
- Advanced Grocery App Features
- Interface of the Grocery App
- User Experience (use the app and see what do you like and what you don’t)
- What people like and dislike about the app and their services
Brainstorm & Justify How You Can Provide Better Services to the Consumers?
Once you have worked on the above two points, you are ready to brainstorm further. When you have a list of the advantages and disadvantages of the exisitng grocery delivery apps in the market, you can decide how to provide better services to the target audience.
You need have a better-
- Brand Image
- Marketing Campaigns
- Application Features
- Intuitive User Interface
- Higher User Friendliness
So, think different and try to fix the shortcomings through a new grocery app for the consumers. Remember, you need to raise the bar higher.
Because if you just copy the business idea, it will be hard for you to make a place in the competitive market.
Now Get A Clear App Development Idea
If you have reached this far, you can now start working on the app ideation. Start with the branding and get a clear feature list. This rough app development idea will help you hold a meaningful discussion with the development team ahead. To help you out, we have the following suggestions for you-
Plan the Brand Image
- Think about the colour scheme
- Get a rough idea about the logo
- Plan for the business name & tag lines
- Clarity on the UI UX Design
Additionally, certain grocery app features must definitely be on your list. These might include-
Must-Have Features of Your Grocery App
- Login & User Profiling (including history)
- Search with Typing & Voice Command Features
- Product Categorisation
- Multiple Filter Types
- Simplified order management
- Simple checkout process
- Delivery Tracking with Maps API integration
- In-app Chat & Calling
- Earning Dashboard (Admin, seller, and delivery partner side)
- Easy product management and listing (seller side)
- AI recommendations
- Push notifications
It’s Time to Approach An On-Demand Grocery Delivery App Development Company
Finally, you seem prepared to approach an on-demand grocery delivery app development company and discuss your project requirements!
Certainly, having a grocery delivery business idea is not enough. Rather, every app-based business requires an app development team.
Sometimes, entrepreneurs with a technical and financial background prefer to hire an in-house team of app developers. However, entrepreneurs with limited funding prefer to outsource their software development project to an IT company.
So, if you come under the type II, you will need to hire a reliable app development company. Also known as, custom software developers, an on-demand development business specialises in providing tailored digital solutions.
Basically, you can approach a custom software app development business, let them know your project requirement, and they will provide you with a tailored digital solution.
Custom developers will follow a well-defined process to deliver the software app of your dreams. Let’s understand that-
What is the Grocery Delivery App Development Process?
An on-demand grocery delivery app development team will follow a systematic path to work on your project. Here is how it goes down-
#1 Listening to Your App Ideation Carefully
All the information that you gathered from the market research, as taught above, and the feature list you made afterwards, you will need to discuss with the chosen development partner. They will listen to your needs carefully.
#2 Documenting Your Requirements & Sharing the Price Quote
Once you complete your discussion, the business will share a personalised business proposal that will let you know the scope of work on your project, along with the estimated price and expected delivery time. When you accept their proposal, they will work on the further steps.
#3 Giving You The First Glimpse of Your Grocery Delivery App
Before jumping straight to writing the code, a professional grocery app development business will first work on a Figma or prototype. A Figma will be like a photograph or a coloured sketch of your grocery app.
However, both of you agree, the company can also present a prototype, which will be a working model of the upcoming grocery app. You can accept or ask for changes at this stage, as it will be more feasible for both parties.
#4 Starting the Coding & Programming
After the Figma or Prototype approval, the development team will start working on the coding and programming part. In this phase, app developers will work on the backend and front end of the app, developing the customer-side app, the delivery partner side app, the vendor (seller) side app, and the admin panel.
#5 Testing For High Quality Assurance
Throughout the development process, the development team will test all parts of the grocery app regularly with manual and automation testing procedures. However, after completing the project, the team will again check the entire product and rectify errors, if any. This will ensure top-notch app quality.
#6 Deployment & Launch of Your App
Afterwards, the team will help you with the launch of your grocery app. However, here, by launch, we mean by the deployment. That is, the team will make your app listed on the App Store and Play Store, available for download. And now you may start with the marketing.
#7 Post-launch Maintenance, Care & Digital Marketing
Additionally, the right development team will not leave you in the middle of the sea. Every mobile app and software product requires timely updates and troubleshooting management. Choosing a reliable mobile app development partner will provide you with lifetime support and maintenance.
But What Will Be the Grocery Delivery App Development Cost?
Last but not the least, when we have already discussed so much about Grocery Delivery App Development, then how can we let go the cost?
To build a grocery app, it will cost you between INR 100,000/- and INR 25,00,000/- depending upon the app features and UI UX design.
Let’s Have A Clear Cost Breakdown Feature-Wise
| Customer Side App | |
| Feature / Function | Minimum Price (INR) |
| Login | 4,000/- |
| Profile Creation | 5,000/- |
| User Profiling (Searches, Order History, address etc.) | 12,000/- |
| Search with Typing | 7,500/- |
| Search with Voice Command | 12,000/- |
| Filter (Basic) | 10,000/- |
| In-App Chatting | 7,500/- |
| In-App Calling | 15,000/- |
| AI-Reccommendations | 25,000/- |
| Push Notifications | 5,000/- |
| Order Tracking (Maps API) | 18,000/- |
| Online Payment (Payment Gateway Integration) | 12,000/- |
| Ratings & Reviews | 7,000/- |
| Seller Side App | |
| Login | 4,000/- |
| Profile Creation | 8,000/- |
| Profiling (Name, address, history, products etc.) | 12,000/- |
| Product Listings | 15,000/- |
| Order Dashboard (With Notification & Order Delivery Status Updates) | 18,000/- |
| Earning Dashboard | 8,500/- |
| Analytics & Reporting | 12,000/- |
| Push Notifications & Alerts | 5,000/- |
| In-App Calling | 15,000/- |
| In-App Chatting | 7,500/- |
| Order Tracking (Maps API) | 18,000/- |
| Delivery Partner / Driver Side App | |
| Login | 4,000/- |
| Profiling & Earning Dashboard | 8,000/- |
| Order Alerts (Push Notification) | 3,000/- |
| Accept or Decline Delivery | 4,000/- |
| Map Integration for Delivery | 18,000/- |
| In-App Calling | 15,000/- |
| In-App Chatting | 10,000/- |
| Update Delivery Status | 8,000/- |
| Your Side Version (Admin App / Admin Panel) | |
| Login (With Multi-Factor Authentication) | 6,000/- |
| Product Page Management | 15,000/- |
| Order Management | 10,000/- |
| Payment Management | 18,000/- |
| View Analytics & Overall Work Summary | 25,000/- |
| Push Notification (Writing & Sending) | 6,000/- |
| Earning Dashboard | 8,000/- |
The final grocery app development cost estimation will also depend upon the choice of technology stack and targeted operating system (Android or iOS or Both). However, you can choose only the necessary features and avoid the unnecessary ones in the beginning. Additionally, avoiding fancy animations will also optimise the cost to a good extent.
All the Best for Your New Startup ( ◠‿◠ )
Now you have a clear idea of how to get an on-demand grocery app for your dream business. So, make the grocery shopping experience unique and effortless for the consumers and become the next tycoon after Zepto and Blinkit. We wish you all the very best for your new startup. And if you have any further queries about making a grocery app, feel free to contact us and get a free of cost consultation.
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