Project spotlight · Mobile & web app

On-demand delivery app

A look at how we design and build multi-sided delivery platforms — customer app, driver app, live tracking and a dispatch back office — as one connected system.

The brief

The kind of problem we solve

On-demand delivery is deceptively complex: you’re really building three products at once — a customer-facing ordering app, a driver app with routing and proof of delivery, and an operations dashboard that ties them together in real time. Get the coordination wrong and orders stall, drivers idle, and support is buried.

Our job is to make that complexity invisible to everyone using it. We scope the smallest version that can run real deliveries, then expand — so you launch, learn from real usage, and grow the platform on evidence rather than guesswork.

What we build

One platform, three connected apps

Customer app

Browse, order, pay, and track deliveries live on a map with ETAs and push updates.

Driver app

Accept jobs, optimized routing, proof-of-delivery capture, and earnings tracking.

Dispatch dashboard

Real-time order queue, driver assignment, and operations analytics for the back office.

Payments & payouts

Secure checkout, tips, and automated driver payouts via Stripe Connect.

Stack

Technology

React Native (iOS + Android)
Node.js + PostgreSQL API
Real-time tracking (WebSockets)
Stripe payments
Push notifications
Admin & dispatch dashboard

Outcomes we design for

What “done right” looks like

We build these platforms to hit the metrics that make delivery businesses work: fast order-to-doorstep times, high driver utilization, low support load through self-service tracking, and reliable payments and payouts. Every build ships with monitoring and analytics so you can see and improve those numbers after launch.

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