Would you like to know, How much does it cost to develop an app like Grofers?

Grofers is an Indian online grocery delivery services. As this era is known as a digital era, each and every service is moving towards the online platform for providing the online services to the people and on the other hand, today’s generation finds it comfortable to access the online services as they using online services is easy and time-saving.

Grofers is launched as an Indian online grocery delivery service, It was founded in 2013 by the IITians based out of Gurugram. Grofers is a startup which is started by the two students Saurabh Kumar and Albinder Dhindsa. Grofers is named by blending the two words “Grocery Gophers”.In 2018, the Grofers company has increased about $535.5 million from investors.

Grofers is an M-Commerce marketplace app which is used for daily shopping. It helps the user to shop online the item like Grocery, vegetables, fruits, flowers, bakery items, cosmetic items, baby care, meats, baby care and many more things from the nearby store. Within 90 minutes, the bought product is delivered to the user.

At present Grofers is one of the most popular as an on-demand grocery delivery app and serving more than 25 cities of India.

Why Grofers App or Grofers like apps are in high demand?

Grofers provides the service of shopping grocery items online and it is also delivered to the users own place. It is created for eliminating the real-life problem which is faced by people like for daily needs people have to visit the store.

 

As a solution, this online marketplace, Grofers is launched in the market as now the only basic requirement is the app on the smartphone and the good internet connections. The user just has to click, buy the product and do the payment by using the various payment method provided by the Grofers.

Why launching a Grofers like app is beneficial for you?

If you are running a grocery store then for boosting sales you can launch a personal app for your business as Grofers type of m-commerce helps in gaining more customers which helps you in maximizing your profit.

If you are thinking of initiating a startup in this field then launching a marketplace like Grofers is one of the best ideas, because Grofers like apps are in high demand and this kind of help is very helpful to the people in today’s world.

Launching a Grofers like an app is also beneficial for launcher through this kind of platform, the owner of the app can easily make money. How?

Here I am listing some of the ways of making money through a Grofers like app:

  • By showing the ads of the third party for promoting and marketing their services at your platform and charge them for it.
  • As launching a Grofers like an app is a marketplace app so you have to collaborate with the various grocery store owner, so you can charge them for showing them on the top searches on your platform.
  • You can offer premium services, for accessing premium services the user has to pay a little amount of money to the owner.
  • You will directly get your commission on per orders.

What is the Working model of Grofers app?

The working model of Grofers consists of three main modules.

1. User module

2. Grocery Store Owner module

3. Admin panel

User module is for the app users. In this module, the user can easily search various nearby grocery store for buying the grocery item, if they find the item in range then they can easily add the product to the cart and buy the products. User can easily do the payment by using various payment methods.

The store owner gets notify about the order which is placed by the user and they ready the parcel for delivery. In this module owner of grocery store add their product easily to the platform with the price.

The work of admin is to manage all the details of the product which is displayed in the app. Admin does the management like verifying the account, manage the categories and subcategories of the products, do modification and update details if required. Admin can also manage the delivery services.

 

Before launching an app like Grofers you must know, What are the key features of Grofers app?

As we have discussed earlier, Grofers app consists of three different modules, so let’s discuss the features of all the three models in detail:

User Module:

  • User can easily set up and manage their profile.
  • Can easily check the list of highly purchased product at the home screen.
  • Able to easily search the product by applying various filters
  • Can check the details of the product and price details
  • Easily add the product to the cart and purchase.
  • Get various options for payment
  • Can easily track the order.
  • Can check the history and re-order the purchased product if required.
  • Get notified when any new product is introduced or get notified in case of any special offer.
  • Can give feedback and review

Grocery Store Owner module:

  • Can easily manage their store profile
  • Can make updates or deletes to their own products
  • Give customer support.
  • Manage the delivery pick up point.

Admin Module:

  • Managing the dashboard.
  • Manage user profile
  • Manage the store data
  • Manage listing of the products
  • Manage the categories
  • Manage the subcategories
  • Track the order
  • To Manage the special offer or coupon code
  • Manage payment
  • Managing feedback and reviews
  • Manage notification
  • Generate reports and analytics

Delivery service: – For delivery service, Admin can collaborate with various delivery service providers which deliver the parcel to the customers.

Another option is to hire a delivery team, whenever Admin gets the order notification, the nearby delivery boy also gets notified about the details and the location. Delivery team can easily accept and reject the services.

If a Delivery boy has accepted the request then he gets all the information about the pickup point, a number of the products and delivery location.

How much does it cost to develop an app like Grofers?

The Cost of Grofers like app generally depends on some of the factors, let’s discuss the factors which affect the cost of the Grofers like app:

  • Features or functionality of the app which you want to include.
  • Depends on the design of the app.
  • Factors like coding structure also affect the cost of Grofers like app.
  • The experience of the developer you are hiring
  • In which technology you want to launch your grofer like app? (Android, IOS or Both)

The approximate timeline and cost of developing an app like Grofers is:

Timeline:

  • App Design:- 9 Working Days
  • Android App Development:- 25 Working Days
  • iOS App Development:- 25 Working Days
  • Web Backend & Apis:- 30 Working Days
  • Testing, Bug fixing, and Deployment:- 7 Working Days

Costing:

  • The approximate cost of developing an app like Grofers is 5000-8000 USD.

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Chirag Panchal

Written by Chirag Panchal

Chirag Panchal is a Founder of The App Ideas, a leading web and mobile app development company specialized in android and iOS app development. He has expertise in various aspects of business like project planning, sales, marketing and has successfully defined flawless business models for the clients Delivering best solutions to its local and global clients leads to better business all around.

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