How to make an app for a cloud kitchen

Delivery apps take a share of every order. A cloud kitchen app lets regular customers order directly from your menu, pay with your Razorpay account, and lets your kitchen see every order in one list by time.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Two sides: customers who order, and your kitchen and delivery staff who prepare and send the food. Both need to see the same orders, so connect your own Supabase database; for online payment, connect your own Razorpay account too, and the money goes straight to you.

The screens a cloud kitchen app needs

Menu: Dishes and meal boxes by category with photos, prices and veg or non-veg; sold-out items greyed out
Cart and checkout: Items, quantity, address, a pincode check against your delivery areas, lunch or dinner slot, and a pay button
My orders: The customer's past orders with their status and a reorder button
Kitchen board: New, cooking, packed and sent orders by delivery slot, with the items to cook
Delivery list: Packed orders with address, phone, a Google Maps button and a call button for the delivery person
Menu manager: Add dishes, change prices, mark items sold out for today
Sales: Orders and money by day, by dish and by area

Features worth asking for

A pincode check so orders only come from areas you deliver to
Order slots for lunch and dinner with a cut-off time
Online payment with your own Razorpay account, or cash on delivery
A WhatsApp button to tell the customer their order has left, with the delivery person's name
One-tap reorder of a customer's last order
Office bulk orders with a minimum quantity and a date two days ahead
Sales by area, to see which localities order most

Where the data lives

Customers and the kitchen share the same orders, so connect your own Supabase database from the chat (it has a free plan) with sign-in for customers. For online payments, connect your own Razorpay account; payments go to you, not AppCub.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Menu, Cart and checkout, My orders, Kitchen board, Delivery list.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your cloud kitchen, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an ordering app for my cloud kitchen, Reddy's Ruchi Kitchen in Bengaluru. Customer screens: menu with photos, cart and checkout, my orders with reorder. Kitchen screens: kitchen board (new, cooking, packed, sent), delivery list with Google Maps and call buttons, menu manager to mark items sold out, and sales by day and area. Deliver only to pincodes 560102, 560034 and 560076; minimum order ₹300. Lunch and dinner slots with cut-offs at 2:30 PM and 10 PM. Payment by Razorpay or cash on delivery. A WhatsApp button to tell the customer the order has left.

Tips for a cloud kitchen app

Start with menu, checkout and the kitchen board. Add sales by area and bulk orders after the first week.
Put your delivery pincodes and cut-off times in the request; they decide most of the checkout screen.
Use your own dish photos, the same ones on your packaging or menu card.
Place a few test orders from your own phone, including payment, before sharing the app with customers.
Share the app as a web link on your packaging and WhatsApp status; customers can order without installing anything.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to Zomato or Swiggy and has no live rider tracking on a map. Order status changes when your kitchen taps it, and updates go to the customer through a WhatsApp button, not automatic messages.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can I make my own food ordering app instead of using delivery apps?

Yes, for your own regular customers. AppCub builds a menu, cart and checkout with your Razorpay account, and your kitchen sees orders on its own screen.

Will Zomato and Swiggy orders show up in my cloud kitchen app?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to them, so those orders stay in their own tablets. Your app handles your direct orders.

Can customers track the delivery rider live?

No. The customer sees the order status your kitchen sets, such as cooking or sent, and you can message them on WhatsApp when it leaves.

Can the app stop orders from areas I don't deliver to?

Yes. Ask for a pincode check at checkout with your list of pincodes; other addresses see a message that you don't deliver there yet.

Who gets the money customers pay in the app?

You do. Payments use your own Razorpay account, so the money goes to your bank, not to AppCub.

Can I put my cloud kitchen app on Google Play?

Yes, from your own Google Play developer account (a one-time US$25 to Google) and a paid AppCub plan. You can also share it as a web link with nothing to install.

Make your cloud kitchen app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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