Irrespective of the business model you select, building an on-demand courier delivery app can be a tedious task. To put everything right, you need to follow some crucial steps as given below:
1. Come up with ideas
Before you dive into on-demand service app development for your courier delivery business, the first step you need to take is to create the right roadmap with a vision to get the desired product. At this stage, you need to find the answers to a few questions like
- Why do you want to build a courier delivery app?
- What would be the scope of your app?
- How to build an app?
2. Select The Right Business Model
Firstly, you need to choose the business model that best suits your app. You need to focus on whether you want either of these:
- Postal service application
- on-demand delivery of the application package
- Retailer branded application delivery
Well, to choose the right option you need to look at different factors like resources available, audience preference, etc
3. Select The Right Features
While selecting the different features to be integrated into your app, you need to consider the development complexity, budget, etc., So, here are some features to be considered for 3 different panels in your app :
1. Customer App
- Sign up using social media or a mobile number
- Customer profile
- Payment options
- Courier tracking
- Parcel cancellation
- Rating & review
2. Driver App
- Registration
- Location/Navigation
- Parcel details
- Earning details
- Customer feedback
- Pickup and Parcel delivery tatus
3. Admin Panel
- Dashboard
- Driver management
- Customer management
- Feedbacks
- Order tracking
5. Hire An Expert Courier Delivery App Development Company
When you plan to invest in white label courier app development, you can either build an app on your own provided you have enough experience in app development. Or you can hire expert courier delivery app development services to get end-to-end solutions. Check for the experience, expertise, price, reputation of the company you hire.
6. Start With Development Process
Well, the development process comprises of :
- Frontend development
- Backend development
When it comes to backend development it makes the features and buttons on your app functional. It makes features like registration, payment, and navigation work smoothly.
The front-end development focuses on UX wherein the UX is made user-friendly.
7. Test and Launch Your App