Mobile appFood, grocery & delivery
İstegelsin is a Turkish online grocery app, and apps of this type balance rapid delivery with scheduled delivery, much like Ocado or Picnic combined with a quick commerce option. Customers can get urgent items quickly and receive their big weekly shop in a time slot they choose. Selling from your own warehouse gives you control over product quality, price and stock reliability; fresh produce quality and on-time delivery are the foundation of loyalty.
To build something similar you need a customer app, warehouse picking and dispatch screens, a courier app and an admin panel. The back end runs delivery time slot capacity management, warehouse stock, supplier orders and a promotions engine. For large baskets, vehicle capacity and route planning are decisive; for small baskets, courier speed matters most, and both flows must be managed in the same system.
How İstegelsin works: the core user flow
How many apps and dashboards do you need?
Customer app
Users choose products, select rapid or scheduled delivery and track their order.
Warehouse and dispatch panel
The warehouse team picks orders, groups them by time slot and loads them onto vehicles.
Courier / driver app
Couriers or drivers complete the deliveries on their route in order and confirm them with a delivery photo.
Admin panel
The team manages products, prices, stock, promotions, time slot capacity and customer service.
Critical features of a product like İstegelsin
Time slot capacity management
Slots for each delivery window open and close based on vehicle and courier capacity; full slots close automatically.
Rapid and scheduled delivery modes
Two delivery modes in the same app, with separate product pools, fees and minimum basket rules.
Route optimisation
Planning that splits scheduled orders across vehicles by address and time slot and produces the shortest delivery sequence.
Fresh produce quality process
Expiry tracking for fruit, vegetables and cold-chain products, cold packaging rules and a quality-based refund flow.
Supplier order management
Automatic purchase suggestions to suppliers for products that fall below the minimum stock level.
Favourites and repeat baskets
Lists of regularly bought products and recreating a previous order with a single tap.
What goes into the first version, what comes later
First version (MVP)
- Product catalogue, search and basket
- Scheduled delivery time slot selection and online payment
- Warehouse picking screen and order status management
- Courier app and proof of delivery
- Admin panel for stock, prices and promotions
Later releases
- Rapid delivery mode within minutes
- Automatic route optimisation
- Supplier portal and automated purchasing
- Free-delivery subscription programme
Modules and how the budget is calculated
The budget is calculated with 360 SOFT’s pricing model from the modules below, about 34 screens and the project’s complexity: roughly 230 person-days for the full scope and 153 person-days for the first version. Every module you drop lowers the budget directly.
| Module | Phase |
|---|---|
| Sign-up, login, social login | First version |
| User profile and settings | First version |
| Roles and permissions | First version |
| Admin dashboard | First version |
| Product / content catalogue | First version |
| Cart and checkout | First version |
| Advanced search and filters | First version |
| Online payments (Stripe / PSP) | First version |
| Booking / reservations | First version |
| Maps, location, routing | First version |
| Push notifications | First version |
| Barcode / RFID / handheld | First version |
| ERP / accounting integration | Later release |
| Reporting and analytics | First version |
Hosting, SMS, map APIs, app store accounts and payment-provider fees are separate items. Maintenance and improvements (optional): €750 / month. We send a fixed written price within 24 hours after a free discovery call.
The hard parts
Capacity planning
Opening too many time slots means delays, and opening too few means lost sales; capacity planning based on historical data is needed.
Cold chain and freshness
Transporting frozen and fresh products from warehouse to door under the right conditions requires operational discipline.
Two different logistics models
Rapid courier delivery and scheduled vehicle distribution run on different rules; managing both in one system requires careful architecture.
Business model
Revenue consists of the margin on grocery sales from your own warehouse, delivery fees and a surcharge for rapid delivery. Making delivery free on large baskets increases basket size. Featured product placements, shelf advertising and sponsored promotions with supplier brands provide extra revenue, while loyalty points support repeat orders.
Get a free quote for your project
Let us scope it together and send a fixed written quote within 24 hours. NDA on request; you own the source code.
Choosing a company to build an app like İstegelsin
Most people searching “build an app like istegelsin” are really looking for a reliable app development company. When comparing quotes, check four things:
- Can you try similar products they have shipped, in the stores or live?
- Are the source code, design files, servers and store accounts transferred to you by contract?
- Do they show a working demo every two weeks, with written scope and acceptance criteria?
- Are maintenance, scaling and GDPR/security costs written into the quote?
Copyright and trademarks
A business model and features are generally not protected on their own, but the İstegelsin name, logo, interface design, content and source code are. That is why we build a product with similar functionality but your own brand, design and code. This is not legal advice; we recommend a trademark search before launch.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to build an app like İstegelsin?
A first version of an online grocery store with scheduled delivery can be ready in a few months. Adding a rapid delivery mode and route optimisation extends the timeline.
Should I start with rapid or scheduled delivery?
Scheduled delivery starts with lower operating costs and becomes profitable with large baskets. Rapid delivery can be added as a second phase in dense areas.
How many separate apps are needed?
You need a customer app, a warehouse and dispatch panel, a courier app and an admin panel. The warehouse panel can run on the web in the first phase.
Are there copyright or trademark issues?
The online grocery business model and its features are generally free to use; names, logos, design, content and code cannot be copied. This is not legal advice.
