Delivery App Developers in Brisbane

A full on-demand delivery or courier platform in Australia typically costs about AUD $100,000–$300,000+, while a single-restaurant or single-operator MVP can start around AUD $20,000–$40,000. Uber Eats or DoorDash-class builds with deep logistics features reach $250,000+. Using Flutter or React Native for a shared codebase can cut total cost by roughly 30–40%, and we always scope to a fixed AUD quote so there are no surprises.

A simpler MVP — one app or a tight feature set — usually takes 3–6 months. A full-featured platform with separate customer, driver and dispatch apps on a real-time backend runs roughly 9–12+ months. We give you a milestone-based timeline up front and ship in working increments so you can test with real drivers and customers early.

The customer app needs browsing/ordering, real-time order status, live driver tracking, payments and ratings. The driver app needs job acceptance, turn-by-turn navigation, proof of delivery and earnings. The dispatch/admin dashboard handles order assignment, live fleet maps, route optimisation, pricing, payouts and reporting. All three sit on one shared real-time backend — that's the part that makes a delivery platform actually work.

White-label delivery software (around AUD $30,000–$50,000, sometimes under $10,000 plus roughly $99/month) is 50–70% cheaper and faster to launch, which is great for testing a simple model. Custom builds win when you need real differentiation, complex logistics rules, B2B workflows or full ownership of your code and data. We'll honestly tell you which path fits your business before you spend a dollar.

Yes. A delivery platform is really three connected apps — the customer app, the driver app and the dispatch/admin dashboard — sharing one real-time backend. We design and build the complete stack so order flow, tracking, payments and payouts all stay in sync, rather than stitching together disconnected pieces.

We stream driver location over a real-time channel (websockets) into the customer app and dispatch map, so everyone sees the same live position. Route optimisation uses mapping and routing APIs (such as Google Maps or Mapbox) to sequence multi-stop runs, estimate ETAs and reduce drive time. For courier and multi-drop fleets we add batching and assignment logic in the dispatch dashboard.

We integrate Australian-friendly rails including Stripe, card payments, Apple Pay and Google Pay, plus cash-on-delivery and in-app wallets where they suit your model. For platforms paying drivers or vendors, we build split payments and automated payouts so money moves correctly between customers, the platform and your couriers.

Yes — compliance is built in, not bolted on. From 26 February 2025, new Fair Work 'employee-like worker' rules, a Digital Labour Platform Deactivation Code and a Road Transport Termination Code apply to delivery platforms, and drivers can lodge unfair-deactivation claims with the Fair Work Commission within 21 days. We build the deactivation notices, reason logging, record access and audit trails your platform needs, informed by the November 2025 Uber Eats/DoorDash–TWU collective agreement on minimum pay and accident insurance.

Yes. We build Uber Eats / DoorDash-style platforms — multi-vendor ordering, live tracking, driver dispatch and payments — tailored to your niche. After Deliveroo's 2022 exit, the AU market is led by Uber Eats, DoorDash and Menulog, which leaves real room for niche, B2B and regional courier platforms. We help Brisbane operators target that gap instead of competing head-on with the giants.

Yes. After launch we provide ongoing maintenance, monitoring, OS and dependency updates, bug fixes and new feature work under a support agreement that fits your stage. Delivery platforms evolve constantly — new payment methods, compliance changes and growth features — so we stay on as your long-term technical partner.