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Restaurant ordering apps

Direct ordering and the kitchen tools behind it.

Every order placed direct is one the marketplace does not take a cut of, and every count done on a phone is one the kitchen does not retype. We build the ordering apps and kitchen tools around your brand, connected to your point of sale.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Ordering that rewards coming direct

Loyalty and offers for guests who order from you, so the next order skips the marketplace.

Your point of sale stays the source

Menus, prices and stock come from the point of sale, and orders go straight back to it.

Food cost every week

Counts, waste and supplier prices compared with sales weekly, not at month end.

Allergens handled carefully

Allergen information is shown as each location publishes it, and questions go to staff.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Direct ordering and loyalty

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A restaurant group takes most takeout orders through delivery marketplaces, and its own ordering page is slow and does not remember regulars.

// What we would build

A direct ordering website and iOS and Android app for pickup and delivery, with loyalty that rewards ordering direct, menus and prices from the point of sale, and orders sent straight to each kitchen.

// What is in it

Pickup and delivery ordering in a few taps
Menus, prices and stock from your point of sale
Loyalty points and offers for ordering direct
Orders sent straight to the right kitchen
Allergen information as each location publishes it
Your guests' details in your own database

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
Stripe
Point of sale interface
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$131,000 to US$200,000, delivered within 29 weeksCAD 186,000 to 284,500
Hosting: ≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 8.9 to 14.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Interface access from your point of sale vendor: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 37,200 to 56,900
Discovery 9.2%: CAD 17,112 to 26,174
Design approved 9.2%: CAD 17,112 to 26,174
Core features 7.6%: CAD 14,136 to 21,622
Full build 5%: CAD 9,300 to 14,225
First build on devices 20.1%: CAD 37,386.00 to 57,184.50
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 4,650.00 to 7,112.50
Store submission 6.7%: CAD 12,462.00 to 19,061.50
Launch 9.7%: CAD 18,042.00 to 27,596.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 18,600 to 28,450

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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Kitchen and inventory app with food cost

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A group of five restaurants counts stock on clipboards, prices recipes in an old spreadsheet, and finds out its food cost was too high only when the accountant closes the month.

// What we would build

An Android app for kitchen counts, waste and deliveries, and a web app for recipes and food cost, reading sales from the point of sale so theoretical and actual food cost are compared every week.

// What is in it

Stock counts and waste logged on a phone in the walk-in
Deliveries checked against orders and invoices
Recipes costed from current supplier prices
Theoretical against actual food cost, weekly
Screens in the languages your kitchen speaks

// Stack

Next.js
React Native (Android)
PostgreSQL
Point of sale interface
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$81,800 to US$125,000, delivered within 27 weeksCAD 116,500 to 178,100
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 4 to 5 weeks
Design approved: 5 to 8 weeks
Core features: 2 to 3.5 weeks
Full build: 1.5 to 3 weeks
First build on devices: 3.5 to 5.5 weeks
Testing and fixes: 1 to 1.5 weeks
Store submission: 1.5 to 2 weeks
Launch: 1.5 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Interface access from your point of sale vendor: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 23,300 to 35,620
Discovery 9.1%: CAD 10,601.50 to 16,207.10
Design approved 9.1%: CAD 10,601.50 to 16,207.10
Core features 9.2%: CAD 10,718.00 to 16,385.20
Full build 6.1%: CAD 7,106.50 to 10,864.10
First build on devices 18%: CAD 20,970 to 32,058
Testing and fixes 3%: CAD 3,495 to 5,343
Store submission 6%: CAD 6,990 to 10,686
Launch 9.5%: CAD 11,067.50 to 16,919.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 11,650 to 17,810

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Which restaurant point of sale systems can the ordering app connect to?

Most current systems with an interface. We confirm yours, and any lead time from the vendor, before we quote.

Can the restaurant app handle several locations with different menus?

Yes. Each location has its own menu, hours and prices, and guests order from the one they choose.

Does the kitchen app work in a walk-in with no signal?

It keeps counting without a connection and sends the counts when the signal returns.

Back to the industry: Restaurants and food service About the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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