Online food ordering in India is on the rise as more and more people are getting access to the internet. For many people like me who live in metro cities and don’t know how to cook, various food delivery apps fill their belly when it’s hunger time.
It doesn’t matter what time of the day it is. Whenever you feel rats dancing in your stomach, just take out your phone to order food online, and some food delivery service will be ready to help you.
Right now, Swiggy, Zomato, and UberEats are some of the top food delivery apps covering multiple cities in India. These food startups have managed to penetrate Tier II and Tier III cities in India which has contributed to their success. But many other food ordering services can bring mouth-watering meals right on your doorstep at affordable prices.
So, here I have compiled some of the best food ordering apps that you can try in various Indian cities.
6 Best Food Delivery Apps In India (2019)
Platforms supported:Android, iOS, Web
Payment options:Cash on Delivery, Wallets (PayTM, Amazon Pay, PhonePe, Freecharge, Mobikwik), Credit/Debit cards, UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe), Food Cards (Zeta, Sodexo), Net Banking,
Areas Served:100+ cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Gurgaon, etc.)
The food ordering app Swiggy has risen to fame after facing a crisis for a while. It has managed to replace Zomato as the online food delivery king in India.
Swiggy is a 5-year-old startup based out of Bengaluru and offers its delivery services in over 100 cities, making it one of the biggest in the game.
What sets Swiggy food delivery app apart?
What’s the bad part?
Is Swiggy paid or free?
This online food ordering app is free to use. Swiggy charges a delivery fee for all orders and also puts surge pricing on delivery fee in case of rush or bad weather.
you’re able to opt-in for a paid subscription program called Swiggy Super, where the company offers unlimited free delivery option for all orders above Rs 99 and also waives off any surge pricing.
The subscription also promises some free goodies called Swiggy Surprises, but I haven’t got even a single till date.
Swiggy Super is available for Rs 150 (3 months).
Download Swiggy:Android,iOS
Payment options:Cash on Delivery, Pay Later Faasos Elite, Wallets (PayTM, Amazon Pay, Ola Money), UPI (PhonePe, Google Pay, BHIM), Credit/Debit cards, Netbanking, Sodexo, Paypal
Areas Served:20+ cities (including Ahmedabad, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Surat, etc.)
Faasos is a different type of food delivery app that has existed on Indian soil since 2011. Unlike Swiggy and Zomato, who provide food delivery services for other restaurants, Faasos has set up its own cloud kitchens to serve food to its customers.
The popular food startup maintains different sub-brands, including Behrouz Biryani, Lunchbox, Oven Story, etc., offering different food cuisine options when you order food online.
What are the best features of Faasos?
Is Faasos paid or free?
This food ordering app is free to use. Faasos charges a delivery fee for food order of Rs 100 (and below). But this food ordering service has a loyalty program called Faasos Elite.
Under the program, Faasos provides options such as priority delivery, exclusive food items at discounted rates, and a Pay Later option to make a single payment for multiple orders every 15 days.
You can buy the Faasos Elite membership for INR 149 (1 year).
Download Faasos:Android,iOS
3. UberEats
Payment options:Cash on Delivery, PayTM, UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, BHIM, Credit/Debit cards.
Areas Served: 30+ cities (including Ludhiana, Bhopal Kochi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, etc.)
As you might know, UberEats is a food delivery app owned by the popular taxi aggregator Uber, Inc. You can consider this app as the third big fish in the sea of online food delivery apps in India.
It has been almost two years since UberEats has existed in India and become one of the top food delivery apps. In that time, it has managed to make a good reputation among customers in various metro cities.
What are the best features of UberEats?
Is UberEats paid or free?
You can use this online food ordering app for free. Right now, UberEats doesn’t offer any paid version or loyalty program to its users.
Download UberEats:Android,iOS
Payment options:Cash on Delivery, Wallets (PayTM, Freecharge), Cards, Net Banking, UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe), Pay Later (Lazy Pay, Simpl)
Areas Served:500 cities (including Alappuzha, Pushkar, Azamgarh, Sawantwadi, etc.)
It is a well-known app that many people use to find restaurants and other eateries in their nearby locations. But it also doubles up as a food delivery service in India and offers food choices from hundreds of restaurants depending on the location.
Zomato came into existence back in 2008. Since then, it has expanded not only in India but also in other countries where it mostly offers its restaurant finder service.
What are the best features of Zomato food delivery app?
Is Zomato paid or free?
5. eat.fit
Payment options:Wallets (PayTM, Airtel Money, Ola Money, Amazon Pay), UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe), PayPal, Sodexo, Net Banking, Credit/Debit cards.
Areas Served:8 cities (Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, etc.
You think of eat.fit as a must-have food delivery app for health-conscious users. It’s operated by the famous fitness startup cure.fit. It was founded by former Myntra co-founder Mayank Bansal and has received major funding from Indian actor Hrithik Roshan.
Just like Faasos, eat.fit also provides meal options prepared by their own staff and doesn’t offer food choices from third-party restaurants when your order food online.
What are the best features of eat.fit food ordering service?
Is eat.fit paid or free?
Download:Android,iOS
Payment options:Wallets (PayTM, Amazon Pay), Pay Later (Simpl, Lazy Pay), PayPal, Credit/Debit cards, UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe)
Areas served:7 cities (Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurgaon)
Dunzo is a relatively new online food delivery app in India. The selling point of the app is that it offers a lot more than delicious food. You can order medicines, send packages within your city, buy groceries, or even transport yourself to a location riding on Dunzo’s bikes.
So, even if you forget your charging cable at home, Dunzo guys can do it for you. But here, we’ll only focus on the food delivery aspect of the app.
What are the best features of Dunzo?
Is Dunzo paid or free?
You don’t need to pay anything to use Dunzo. Just like other apps for food delivery, Dunzo also charges a delivery fee on the order you make. However, there is no subscription program like Swiggy and Faasos.
Download Dunzo:Android,iOS
So, guys, these were some of the best food delivery apps in India. Since all of these apps are free to use, you can try them and see which one works the best for you. We’ll keep updating this list in the future and adding new apps.
