Short answer
A courier delivery app suite lets customers or merchants book deliveries, assigns orders to riders, optimises routes, shares live tracking and captures proof of delivery and cash collection. Infikey builds courier, hyperlocal and last-mile delivery platforms with rider, customer, merchant and admin apps. Typical builds cost USD 25,000–60,000.
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Apps and features
| App | Features |
|---|---|
| Customer / merchant | Instant quotes, bookings, bulk upload and API, live tracking, COD settlement, invoices |
| Rider | Assigned stops in optimised order, navigation, pickup and delivery scans, photo, signature and OTP proof, COD collection, earnings |
| Dispatcher / admin | Auto and manual assignment, zones and pricing, rider attendance, failed-delivery handling, hub operations |
| Hub | Inscan, sorting by route or pin code, bagging, outscan and handover |
| Finance | COD reconciliation, rider payouts, merchant remittances, invoicing |
Features that cut delivery costs
- Route optimisation with time windows and vehicle capacity, so riders complete more stops per shift.
- Smart assignment by distance, load and rider performance.
- Fewer failed deliveries through pre-delivery WhatsApp or SMS updates, customer rescheduling and location pins.
- COD control: OTP-based delivery, digital payment links at the door and daily cash reconciliation.
- Address intelligence: learning delivery locations over time so repeat addresses resolve faster.
Cost
| Scope | Budget (USD) | Budget (INR) |
|---|---|---|
| Own-fleet delivery app for a brand (rider + admin + tracking) | 15,000–30,000 | 12–25 lakh |
| Courier platform: customer, merchant, rider, hub and admin | 25,000–60,000 | 20–50 lakh |
| Multi-city platform with marketplace of riders and dynamic pricing | 60,000–120,000 | 50 lakh–1 crore |
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Rider data and labour rules
Rider location is personal data: track only during shifts, explain it clearly, and keep it secure under the DPDP Act in India, the UAE PDPL, UK GDPR or US state privacy laws. Gig and platform worker rules are also changing in several markets (for example social security codes in India and worker status rules in the UK), so we keep earnings, hours and payouts transparent and exportable.
Project blueprint
Last-mile delivery platform for a regional courier
Based on the requirements we hear most often from buyers like this.
A regional courier delivers parcels for online sellers across a few cities. Riders get their routes on paper, customers call to ask where their parcel is, and cash on delivery is reconciled at the end of each day by hand.
What we would build
- Merchant portal and API for bookings, labels and tracking
- Route optimisation and rider assignment by area
- Rider app with navigation, OTP or photo proof of delivery and COD collection
- Live tracking links and status updates for customers
- COD reconciliation and merchant remittance reports
How success is measured
- First-attempt delivery rate
- Parcels delivered per rider per day
- Customer calls asking for parcel status
- COD reconciliation differences