How do I create a free restaurant app?
Sign up for a free Appy Pie account, pick a restaurant template, upload your menu, connect a payment gateway, and publish. No coding, and the free plan lets you build and preview before upgrading to publish to the App Store and Google Play.
Which POS systems integrate with Appy Pie's restaurant app builder?
Appy Pie integrates with Square, Toast, and Clover for menu sync, order flow, and kitchen display. Payments run through Stripe, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and cash-on-delivery for offline orders.
Do I need coding to build a restaurant app?
No coding is required. The AI restaurant mobile app builder generates a working app from a description or template, and everything from menu items to loyalty tiers is drag-and-drop editable in the admin dashboard.
How much does it cost to build a restaurant app?
Building and previewing on Appy Pie is free. Publishing starts at $16 per app per month billed yearly on the Basic plan (Google Play) and $60 per app per month on Platinum, which adds the App Store. Google charges a one-time $25 developer fee and Apple $99 a year. A custom-built restaurant app from an agency runs $20,000 to $250,000, and paying a delivery marketplace instead costs 15% to 30% of every delivery order.
Can the app handle multiple restaurant locations?
Yes. Multi-location restaurants and franchises manage all outlets from one dashboard, with per-location menus, hours, and pricing. Customers pick their nearest location at checkout, and orders route to that outlet's kitchen.
Does the restaurant app support table reservations?
Yes. Table booking is a built-in feature: customers view live availability, pick party size, and receive SMS + push confirmations. You control table layout, service windows, and cancellation policies from the dashboard.
Can I get my own restaurant app in the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. On paid plans Appy Pie builds signed native binaries and walks you through submission to both stores under your own developer accounts. Memorial Tacos and Spanish Flowers are both live on Google Play and the App Store. Apple says 90% of submissions are reviewed within 24 hours; a first Google Play review usually takes a few days.
Does the restaurant app work offline?
Menus, past orders, and loyalty balances cache on the device so customers can browse offline. New orders and payments require a live connection to your restaurant's backend.
Can I send promotional push notifications from the app?
Yes. Segmented push campaigns are built in – send daily specials to opted-in customers, happy hour reminders to a location, or a re-engagement message to customers who haven't ordered in 30 days.
What if I want to add delivery drivers or a fleet later?
The restaurant app builder covers ordering, reservations, loyalty, and payments. For dedicated delivery-fleet dispatch and driver-tracking, pair it with Appy Pie's On-Demand Delivery App Builder – the two integrate.
How long does it take to make a restaurant app?
A single-location restaurant app is ready to preview in under an hour: describe the restaurant, add the menu, switch on ordering and reservations. Memorial Tacos went from idea to a live app on Google Play in 12 days, and Spanish Flowers launched a four-location app in under two weeks, with store review time included.
What is the best no-code app builder for restaurants?
It depends on what you need to ship. Appy Pie is the pick when you want native iOS and Android apps with online ordering, reservations, loyalty and push from one builder, free to build and from $16 a month to publish. Jotform is a fair choice if a web app with order forms is enough and you never need a store listing. GoodBarber is a strong ordering-focused builder from $40 a month billed yearly. Compare the table above and try the free preview before paying anyone.
Restaurant app or food delivery app: which should I build?
Build a restaurant app if you cook the food and want customers ordering directly from you, with your menu, reservations and loyalty in one place. Build a food delivery app if you need driver dispatch, live delivery tracking on a map, or a marketplace that lists many restaurants; Appy Pie’s on-demand delivery app builder covers that, and the two connect if you later add drivers.
How do I stop paying 30% commission to delivery apps?
Give regulars a way to order from you directly: a branded app with online ordering, push notifications for specials and a loyalty program, then promote it with a QR code on tables, receipts and packaging. Memorial Tacos moved 35% of its orders off third-party platforms this way and saved about $2,000 a month in commission. Keep the marketplaces for discovery of new customers if they work for you.
