How can on-demand grocery app helps during covid-19:

• Doorstep delivery with no-contact policy:

Certainly people need day-to-day essentials but without evading outbreak. By taking precautions like sanitizing their hands frequently, avoid direct contact with any person, compulsory in-app payment will help delivery executives and customers to minimize the risk of getting infected.

• Inventory management:

Stock in many shops is getting empty shortly after they filled. However, with an app you can keep an eye of the stock and get notified when it is about to run out.

• Push notification:

Through this feature you can keep your customers updated about the product availability, delivery updates.

• Timely and detailed sales report:

This feature helps to understand the existing trend in shopping and anticipate the demands of the customer.

Features of the app:

Features of the application should be comfortable with both customer and vendor. For that it is better to understand their problem first and then decide accordingly. Below are the features that might help you to solve any problem.

Admin panel features:

• Store management
• Order management
• Product management
• Add/edit/delete the store or user
• Invoice history
• In-app messaging 

User panel features:

• Register/Login
• Profile
• Search nearby stores
• Cart and wishlist
• Track order 
• In-app payment gateway
• Push notification
• Invoice history
• Review and rate
• In-app messaging 

Delivering panel features:

• Register/Login
• Profile
• Accept or reject order request
• Set opening and closing hours
• Track order
• Push notification
• Transaction history
• Rate and review
• In-app messaging

What is after covid-19?

Coronavirus outbreak made us realize the importance of grocery supply-chain and online applications for that to sustain human beings. Certainly, this practice will go on because of the tendency of us to make a habit of comfort in this fast life. Of course with the user data, retailers can plan their strategies and can grow their business by updating the app accordingly simultaneously helping people. On-demand application development has so much potential in the market, it’s just for you to jump in takes time. 

Cost of On-demand grocery application development:

The cost of on-demand grocery application development varies according to the business model, type of application, number and complexity of features, functionality, payment gateway and developer cost. So it is hard to give the number but it can vary between $10000 to $50000 considering the simple design of the app.

Summing up:

Looking at the condition around us, the benefits of developing an on-demand grocery delivery application seem more relevant than ever. If you are also looking for the developing company for your grocery delivery application, then your wait is over now.

Coruscate is one of the best on-demand application development company. Our team of developers and testers work with the latest technology to design a powerful app for clients. If you need any assistance regarding on-demand application development or need a demo of the application, feel free to contact us. We gladly help you through all and get your free quotations.

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However, the coronavirus outbreak has opened up many windows of opportunities for the on-demand food delivery industry. With government authorities imposing rules to shut down cafes and restaurants, people are opting more for on-demand food delivery apps. According to CNBC, Grab’s food delivery business in Singapore has increased by 20% in the last few days as people do not prefer to go out during coronavirus outbreak.

However, not putting delivery workers and customers in direct physical contact has later emerged as the challenge. But delivery companies like Postmates have found the way to deal with that challenge by introducing a few more features in their delivery apps.

Postmates on 6th March 2020 has added a new feature in its app and initiated ‘non-contact’ delivery. The major ambition behind the introduction of ‘non-contact’ delivery was reducing the spread of the coronavirus when its contract workers are delivering ordered meals.

To actualize the ‘non-contact’ delivery, Postmates has added a new feature called Drop Off options which facilitates users to specify how they would like to receive the delivery.

Not only Postmates but Chinese food delivery platform Meituan Dianping has also introduced the same ‘non-contact’ delivery, according to Bloomberg.

So, if you also want to leverage this opportunity created by the coronavirus outbreak in the on-demand food delivery market by developing an on-demand food delivery app, you should consider extra features to deliver the food packages that are coronavirus-free.

In this blog, we will discuss the profitable and result-oriented ways to develop and run an on-demand food delivery business amid the coronavirus outbreak. We will also discuss the steps you can take to deal with any other healthcare and economic crisis in the future. But before all of these, let’s first discuss the basics of the on-demand food delivery app and business.

The on-demand food delivery business basics you should know to move advance

• The on-demand food delivery app is one of the three types of food delivery apps. These types of food delivery apps include an app for takeaways, an on-demand app for your own restaurant chain with your own delivery drivers, and an on-demand app for others’ restaurants with your delivery drivers. Among all of these, the on-demand app for others’ restaurants with your delivery drivers is the most profitable type of on-demand food delivery apps.
• You should opt for the gig economy model rather than hiring own delivery staff to reduce operating costs and resources by more than 30%.
• A single on-demand food delivery app consists of two different apps with different features for drivers and users. A dashboard for admin is also part of the on-demand food delivery app.
• On-demand food delivery apps are making a huge sum of profit by introducing premium services, taking a commission on every order from listed restaurants, enabling restaurants to give the ads by paying money, taking a rating-based commission, and giving its online space to other companies for ads.
• Top on-demand food delivery apps are offering remarkable discounts on every order to build a strong user base. But they add distance fees if the delivery distance is higher than 3-4 kilometers.
• Aligning supply (availability of drivers) with the demand (food orders placed by users) is the major challenge all on-demand food delivery businesses are facing. However, companies have started using AI technology to predict the demand and satisfy it more effectively.
• To encourage delivery drivers to serve in areas where demand is high, food delivery companies offer them a boost in their per delivery earning. They apply the same strategy even when it is raining as the number of food orders rises significantly during rainy weather.
• Big food delivery companies form many dedicated teams and build centers to process applications of delivery drivers, distribute food delivery bags, and solve any query of the delivery drivers.
• Food delivery apps track the speed of the delivery driver while he is delivering to make sure that the driver with the ‘bicycle delivery account’ is not using a car to deliver food.
• Almost all companies deposit weekly earnings of drivers and restaurants in their bank accounts on a fixed day of a week. Whereas, a few companies let drivers and restaurant owners claim their earned money any day, any time.
• All on-demand food delivery businesses are promoting transparency with an extensive rating system – delivery drivers, restaurant owners, and users can rate each other.

So, now when you know the basics of the food delivery app, let’s move ahead and discuss advance – how to build an on-demand food delivery app during the coronavirus outbreak to leverage the high demand.

The advance – how to build an on-demand food delivery app during the coronavirus outbreak?

Following is the step-by-step guide to plan, develop, and deploy an on-demand food delivery app during a pandemic.

Step 1:

Do not aim to just develop an on-demand food delivery app to earn money from it during a coronavirus outbreak. Instead, focus on long-term goals and use the surge created by the coronavirus outbreak in the on-demand industry to build a strong initial user base.

This means the first step should be all about defining your short-term and long-term requirements & goals and drafting the business plan. Your business plan must include everything from locations, business models, targeted users, app feature set, marketing campaigns, and legal concerns.

Here, you should also identify the ways to ensure the virus-free food package delivery.

Step 2:

Approach an on-demand food delivery app development company, carefully!

Amid the rising fear of coronavirus, different countries are locking down the cities and asking companies to shut down their offices or implement work-from-home policy. So, if you end up outsourcing your project to the app development company of the highly affected country, you will not get excellent output and on-time app delivery.

Moreover, you should also take app development and the delivery time into account as you only have a time window of 60 – 80 days to launch the food delivery app. If you miss this time window, you will miss the business opportunity created by a coronavirus.

Step 3:

After you approach an on-demand app development company, share your business plan or business requirements so that their team of business experts can validate your idea and identify the scope.

Since consultation from experts plays a crucial role, talk to their business experts proactively and discuss everything from the business model, app design, feature set, legality, and marketing campaigns.

Step 4:

Most of the app development companies give you an update on the ongoing app development process daily or weekly. So, whenever they give you the update or show you the basic design and working of the app, do not turn blind eye to it. Ask them straightaway to change the design or feature if you do not like it.

Moreover, keep an eagle eye on the coronavirus outbreak and with the evolving scenario, make necessary changes in your app features, business model, and marketing campaign. After all,  you have to utilize the business opportunity created by the coronavirus outbreak to give an initial boost to your food delivery business.

Step 5:

At last, when your hired app development company delivers you the developed app, make sure it does not have any bugs. Because if there are many bugs in your app and you deploy it without solving them, it affects the user experience. And if your IT partner solves those bugs, it delays the app deployment. Meaning, none of the options is helping you here, except a bug-free app straight from the app development company!

Step 6:

When it comes to running the marketing campaign, be very precise. Do not promote all of your app features. Instead, identify the 2-3 most unique features which can attract more users amid coronavirus outbreak and promote those features only.

Moreover, focus on short-term goals, try to build an initial user base, and do not pay much heed to long-term goals as of now. For instance, you should focus on ‘non-contact’ delivery as it is trending right now rather than focusing on any other common features of the mobile app.

The future – how to sustain the on-demand food delivery app?

The coronavirus isn’t going to stay here forever. But your app will! Thus, it is a vitally important step to adopt the new changes of the on-demand app market in the upcoming future. If you fail to put your app parallel to the market changes,  your app won’t simply survive long.

The following are the top two ways to sustain the on-demand food delivery app.

• First of all, you should understand the fact that on-demand app development isn’t the one time process. With every new trend and market change, you have to update your app by adding new features. Not only this, but you have to change the feature set of your on-demand app when you introduce a new business model. Thus, you should always hire an on-demand app development company that stands beside you as long as you continue running your food delivery business. Having an on-demand food delivery company always ready for you makes you act quickly to the market change. They make you seize the new business opportunity way before your competitors.
• Your goals should not be limited to build an initial user base. You should also work on the strategies to keep those initial users into your business sales life cycle even after the end of the coronavirus outbreak. For that, you have to promote transparency, solve their queries quickly, offer remarkable user experience, understand their requirements, and level up the feature set.

How much does it cost to build an on-demand food delivery app to deliver food amid the coronavirus outbreak?

Coruscate is the top on-demand app development company that has developed many on-demand apps for different industries. We accommodate 100+ app developers, app designers, legal experts, and business experts who all work together to make your business journey painless.

We are headquartered in one of the less affected countries from coronavirus and thus, our productivity is still at its peak.

To make you deploy the app in the market quickly, we have implemented a rapid agile app development technique. With this technique, we are now able to develop a bug-free app within 45 days.

We also become the business strategic partner of the startups and help them to solve any technical or non-technical business queries even after the app deployment.

So, to get a personalized quote and share your requirements, please feel free to contact us. Our one of the senior business experts will revert you within 24 -36 hours with free app demo and free consultation.

Note: We do not make clones of any exact application, clone means to us is how better we can execute your app idea with existing app features and experience.

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It has been established that the disease can spread through contact, which is why it has become important for people with normal flu symptoms to take rest and avoid contact with other people. However, there is a growing need for people with common flu symptoms to get the required care and check for Coronavirus, without moving out. 

Apart from the prevention measures, the medical facilities need to pay attention to all cases, including those with low severity. 

That’s where technology can help the doctors and others involved in caregiving. From helping them identify whether the person is actually infected with Coronavirus to helping them take the necessary measures to help them gain knowledge on the virus and its effects. 

Reasons why to choose or develop On-demand Doctor App

As we have mentioned, technology is the only source to ensure better care and immediate attention to all the patients.

The spread is so wide and fast that the health services are not really prepared to attend to so many patients and offer immediate relief.

The caregivers are also at risk of getting the virus, which can make things worse. At this point, telemedicine and on-demand doctor apps can help both the patients and doctors.

• The app will help the doctors connect with the patients in real-time, and understand the symptoms. In some cases, apps that have AI and other technologies will be able to diagnose the condition of the patient and be able to offer proper reports to the doctor. According to the results, the doctor will be able to advise the patient and will be able to help them immediately
• Considering the situation is spreading far and wide, people are still not completely in the know-how of how this virus works, and what precautions they need to take. There is a lot of myth surrounding it. with the doctor app, the patients can connect with the doctors and get some understanding of the virus. The doctor app can also help patients understand what precautions they need to take, in case the virus is spreading in their vicinity. With prevention, they will be able to help control the spread of this virus
• The on-demand doctor app can help the patients take a prior appointment. As a result, the patients don’t need to wait in queues and spread the virus to other people, if they are infected. It will also reduce the gathering at the doctor’s place, thus ensuring control in the spread. 
• The on-demand doctor app can also offer in-house visitations through video channels and detect if the patient consulting the doctor is at high risk or low risk. This will also help the doctors know if the patients need to be quarantined or, they can rest at home.

Also read : How technology business get affected on coronavirus and on-demand app is solution in this flu season?

How to Plan an App to Cope with Coronavirus Pandemic?

What feature you should include in On-Demand Doctor App

As we have already mentioned, an on-demand solution to handle the coronavirus spread and one that helps the doctors and the patients is essential, during these difficult times. However, it matters a lot how you plan the app, and what aspects you take into consideration when developing this app.

#1 Introduce the Essential Features

When it comes to an on-demand doctor app that helps cope with the pandemic Coronavirus, you need to take care that apart from the regular features, you need to define certain essential features.

• Online Doctor Consultation: During this time, it is best for the people to stay in their homes, and limit their movements. In fact, it would be ideal if they don’t gather around the waiting lines in the visitation room, waiting for their turn with the doctor. As a result, your app should allow online consultations. In case, the matter is really serious and the patient needs to meet the doctor before they can plan the treatment, then the patient should be moved to the hospital. This would help both the patients and the doctors curb the spread of the virus
• Scheduling Appointments: In normal cases, appointments can be scheduled, and you can still make the patients wait for a while before it is their turn. However, during these times, you need to make sure that the patient’s wait time is nil. You should allow them to schedule an appointment in such a way that the waiting area stays clear, and no two patients come in contact with each other. Even if they are not infected, these steps would help cope with this difficult time
• Video In-house Visitation: The doctors cannot come personally to meet the patients, and it is nearly impossible for the caregivers to attend to the increasing number of patients. With the app, the doctors can offer in-house visitation through the video, and check for the symptoms. They can even collect the reports and other medical histories through the app, and help the patient with their condition. 

#2 Incorporate the Latest Technologies

A stand-alone on-demand mobile app that offers consultations and helps with real-time connect with the doctors is not enough during these times. You need to add a hint of technologies to make them more insightful, the communication meaningful, and ensure that the live connect is as good as the contact you would have with the doctor if you visit them. 

• The app should be able to measure all the vitals and send the reports to the doctors
• Apart from this, the app should connect with other home health devices or apps that will help monitor the condition of the different organs, and help the provider know-how and what issues you are facing
• The doctor should also be able to get accurate diagnostics, which will help them with the treatment plan
• The EHR records should be made available to check on the history

For this purpose, you need to incorporate technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and IoT to help with diagnostics and measurement as well as data management. This will also help the doctors with real-time insights, which will help them with planning the solution.

#3 Easy On-boarding

The ideal app at this time would be one that does not require a lot of learning and can be used with ease. You need to keep your research on mobile app usage handy to know how people prefer the app UI, and what helps them onboard faster.

• A clean and effortless design will surely entice more people and get them on-board
• The standard elements should be clearly placed and there should be a good amount of whitespace available for easy viewing
• The app design should be aesthetic as well as functional

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Summing Up

The on-demand segment has been delivering able solutions for a long time. With the pandemic fear looming over us, it is time to take the requisite action that can help curb the spread, and offer relief and treatment to those who need it immediately. It will help manage the quarantine situation as well.

Coruscate’s On Demand app development solution can help doctors and hospitals to plan the on-demand doctor app that can facilitate all the above-mentioned points, and improve the healthcare facility.

We aim to bring to the table current trends and technologies that can help overcome the challenges we are facing at this point. We believe, with the right solution we can at least help people stay aware and take care of their well-being.

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While a lot of people are stocking up cleaning supplies and other essentials that will prevent from attracting the virus, there are a lot of businesses that are seeing dull days. The meltdown will eventually result in slowing down the economies as the industries that drive maximum revenue such as entertainment and media will be impacted by this isolation. 

Apart from this, industries such as alcohol, mobile phones, and other consumer products will see a slowdown. People will restrict to buying online from stores that guarantee cleanliness. A lot of people have eventually stopped buying food from Chinatown in the US and other places where the fear of getting the virus is high.

Travel and tourism is yet another industry that will be highly impacted.

However, despite the slowdown, people have to eat and people have to calm their minds. The online streaming channels, on-demand delivery, and other such online segments will remain unaffected. If anything, they will need to plan for the growth in demand, as people will opt for online marketplaces instead of moving out of their houses to shop for even basics. 

We can see tremendous growth in three segments of on-demand specifically, among others:

• on-demand groceries
• on-demand laundry
• on-demand food delivery apps

The fact that people have to survive and get their stuff cleaned will give rise to the demand for these services. Apart from these, people will need basic services in their house to survive being locked inside, which is why on-demand services will also see a surge in demand. 

Is your business ready for the increasing demand? Do you think you have thought through the specific processes to keep your resources safe during the virus outbreak?

Here, we will take you through the on-demand app solution, and how to think through this specifically during the flu season?

How to Develop an On-demand App for Flu Times?

Most people require specific things in on-demand solutions, where a virus can spread through contact. Coronavirus is spreading panic among everyone, and there is a fear of the unknown. For now, not many people are actually aware of how this virus spreads, how far it extends and other details. As a result, the panic is high, and if you are delivering products of services to the users, you need to be cautious and take necessary precautions. 

At this time, developing an on-demand app requires a thorough plan and a total understanding of what the user needs. 

#1 No-contact Couriers

When planning an on-demand solution, especially food or grocery delivery, you need to plan for no-contact couriers, so that neither the person delivering nor the restaurant or place of delivery is in contact with the things being delivered. This way, even if these people are infected or, have some contact with people infected, then it would not transmit to the people receiving these couriers. This can curb the spread of the disease. 

#2 Plan for the Demand

People will start revising their orders, and all that you know about the people till now may not come to your use. You will need to work on a fresh set of data, one that is based on the geographic location, the intensity of the virus and the changing habits of the people. This will help you realize how and what they will consume. This will help you plan for the demand, which could be sudden and high. If you are not well-planned for the new situation, you may not be able to serve the customers efficiently.

#3 Make the People Aware

People are panicking everywhere, and for a good reason too. We know far less about the virus and most of it is a myth. As a result, if as a brand you are able to educate the customers as well as your employees about the ways in which you operate, how you aim to deal with the situation, and what steps you are taking to ensure everyone’s welfare, then you will not only stand out, but will also help customers and employees take the right steps. Incorporate the material that will help people buy from your brand, instead of opting out of the same.

#4 AI to Make Supply Chain Efficient

When you are planning an app to match the changing mindsets of the people during this flu outbreak, you need to be sure you are aware of how often their mind changes and what is influencing their decisions at present. You will get better data, be able to take real-time decisions, and will have key insights into the minds of the people. 

The question here is- How the on-demand app solution can match the demand for a particular product or service, and what kind of technology can help increase the efficiency of the supply chain?

how the on-demand app need to watch out for the demand, and what kind of technology will help them manage efficiency in the supply chain

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ought to be part of your on-demand app solution. it will help you personalize the recommendations to your user’s geographic location, needs, and specifications. It will also update the recommendations as and when the preferences or mindset changes. This will help businesses with demand forecasting and ensure increased engagement and better conversions.

With a smarter supply chain and intelligent warehousing abilities, the companies can not only manage the demand but also ensure quicker purchases and inventory stocking. This is a fast-moving situation that we are talking about, and intelligent machines can help with monitoring the stock.

In fact, the intelligent machines can also monitor the health of the people, if implemented the right way, and will allow companies to know if they have employees who need to be taken care of. They will also know how the changing markets will impact their business and what they need to do to keep up with the business revenue needs. 

How Coruscate Can Help?

We understand these are tough times. We aim to extend support and guidance to ensure the safety of both the customers and employees with our intelligent and well-defined solutions. 

• We have industry expertise, which helps us understand the changing market situation and accordingly define our solutions. We have been keeping abreast with the on-demand economy well enough to know how it works, and what signifies the increasing demand
• Our experience in delivering a vast number of on-demand solutions has helped us understand what the users are interested in. this helps us deliver engaging and highly experiential solutions
• Finally, we know that businesses are learning to cope with changing times, and we understand the situation perfectly. That’s why we incorporate solutions that are smart, efficient and environment-friendly, which allow businesses to survive the tough times.

Summing Up

We are treading through difficult times, especially in the wake of Coronavirus. It is time we businesses not only educate the people but also offer solutions that enhance their experiences and offer them security while availing and concluding their transactions. 

With the support of Artificial Intelligence and deep learning techniques as well as other technologies, we can help businesses offer on-demand solutions that make up for secure transactions, efficient supply chain management, and better demand forecasting. We partner with businesses to offer better technical support and offer end-to-end mobile app development.

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