How much does it cost to make an app like Zomato?

We all love different cuisine, but sometimes don’t feel like cooking. This craving of ours has led to food delivery apps. On-demand food ordering apps like Zomato, Swiggy, Doordash, Grubhub, Seamless, Postmates, and UberEats have become our favourite destinations where we can choose what we like and get it delivered right to our homes. 

These food delivery apps have made the life of foodies exciting and more straightforward. That’s why social media platforms are filled with cheese platters on the weekends. Moreover, Food delivery has become really popular among youth and millennials. 

Zomato is a very useful app because it gives you a chance to view the list of the different restaurants that can offer you the best local and international dishes for fine dining. It can also help you manage your budget for food because the app has the prices of the different menu that they can offer to their customers. This can help you compare the prices offered by all the restaurants included in the list. Aside from the restaurant listing, Zomato also has the social media application where you can write or give your comments or reviews and rate the services of the restaurants that you have received. You can also give comments to the food they serve and the facilities that their customers can use.

The business model of the Zomato app

Zomato app comprises three parts restaurant owners, platform owners, and the delivery personnel. It provides access to many restaurants on its online delivery applications. These food delivery apps act as restaurant finders too. Zomato charges a certain amount from the restaurateurs to get their restaurants on the platform.

It works on the on-demand business model for food. Whenever someone places an order on Zomato, a notification is sent to the respective restaurateur, the nearest delivery person, and the platform owner. They coordinate with each other to get the work done. It doesn’t have its own restaurant nor does it have a chain of delivery services.

Zomato offers some extraordinary features like:

1. Table booking: It enables users to book a table of their choice in advance. This shortens the wait time.
2. Exploring food places nearby: Users can explore nearby restaurants, view restaurant pictures along with the location.
3. Zomato Gold: This subscription model offers exclusive perks on dining out and drinks to its members.

Things you need to consider while building an app like Zomato:

If you want to create an app like Zomato, you need to launch the prototype of the app for testing. After that, you need to follow certain points to make your app successful.

1. Provide the customer with easy navigation for different pages.
2. Helpline for all users 24/7.
3. Make sure your app is attractive. A good UI/UX plays a crucial role in the success of any app. This ensures that users are able to order online without any hassle.
4. The first step of the mobile app is to log in or register. This should include all the relevant information of the user like username, contact number, email id, and password. This information can be used to track and provide personalized services to the customers.
5. One of the most important things in the food app is the menu. So, the restaurant menu should contain listed menu items. Every food item should be appropriately classified along with the description.
6. Updates data about a restaurant like location, timings, contact number, menu, etc.
7. Users should be allowed to add or delete items in the cart. Also, be able to apply the promo code.
8. Payment gateways should be safe and secure.
9. Customers should be able to track the location of the delivery person and know where their order has reached.
10. Customer support services. This can be provided via chat or email.
11. Ratings and reviews can be added so that people get to learn about the restaurant and its services.

Cost depends on these critical factors:

1. App platform
2. Size
3. Design
4. Developers

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