We live in a time when home delivery of any kind is a trend and we even have the possibility of buying food, whether for instant consumption or not. We show you in this article which are the iPhone apps that allow you to buy food so that it reaches your home without having to go out.
What you should know about these types of apps
Before commenting on the most outstanding applications and explaining what their functions are, we believe it is convenient to explain some aspects that we could include as frequent doubts that may arise with these applications. We have divided them into three and you can find them resolved in the following sections.
Your location is key
It should be noted first that, unfortunately, it will depend on where you are for these applications to be useful or not. Not all restaurants have take away and those that do have it are limited to a certain radius among which if your home is not found, they will not be able to send you anything. Something similar happens with supermarkets. In any case, you can consult it within the application itself, either by giving it permission to access the location of your iPhone or by entering the address manually if you do not want to grant it that permission.
It is best to select the option “Allow while using the app”, so that the location will only be tracked when you access the app. Beyond a question of privacy, the truth is that this option is interesting to save battery on the device since these apps are not constantly tracking where you are. If you want to change the settings in this sense, you must go to Settings> Privacy> Location and click on the app in question to see the permissions.
Do you accept Apple Pay as a payment method?
Unfortunately most do not accept this payment method . In any case, they have secure payment methods such as PayPal or card, having verified security systems that prevent the tracking of your data so that they do not end up in the possession of those who should not. What we can find in some is the possibility of requesting payment in cash, which can be in cash (bills and coins) or by card, but when the dealer arrives and via dataphone. In these cases, you can pay with Apple Pay as long as the device brought by the aforementioned dealer has NFC (most do).
Some also allow you to do the shopping
Many supermarkets (practically all) have an official app with utilities such as creating shopping lists, viewing prices, storing discount coupons and even adding a credit or debit card and paying through it, but most of the actions are to do in- situ on the premises and not from home.
However, while companies are encouraged to allow purchases from apps instead of via the web, some applications already allow the purchase of some products from these supermarkets through them. Glovo , one of those that we will see to order food at home, is one of those that offer this tool. Although Ulabox, Deliberry or Lola Market also add these functions.
Apps to order food from restaurants
We are already beginning to talk about applications proper. The ones that we highlight below are the main ones that exist in Spain and that group together numerous restaurants in which to order, whether they are franchises or local restaurants. Of course, it will always depend on the territory in which you are to be able to find a greater offer of places in which to place an order.
Deliveroo
This service began in 2013 and had its first activity in the English capital of London. First of all, it had a web portal from which it was possible to order from bars and restaurants. Now they continue to maintain this portal with identical functionalities, but the truth is that it was their own app that won the game. It is available on Android and, of course, on the iOS and iPadOS App Store.
On Deliveroo it is possible to find hundreds of restaurants from all over Spain. From small restaurants with traditional food, to the highest cuisine with this service enabled. And among the most prominent food chains we find restaurants such as KFC, Goiko Grill or Taco Bell.
Glovo
Although, as you will see, it is not the only one that exists, the truth is that the popularity of this application in our country has increased considerably in recent years. In fact, it is a Spanish company, founded in 2014 in the Catalan city of Barcelona and since then it has been spreading to other territories of the peninsula and even to Ceuta, Melilla and the Balearic and Canary Islands.
Like Deliveroo and the rest of the apps that you will see in these sections, it has a multitude of restaurants associated with it and with the possibility of even ordering supermarket items and even medicines without prescriptions. They often offer discounts and special offers to customers, so it can be the best alternative for ordering food at home.
Just eat
Although its name may vary depending on the territory, this is an app known in origin and in Spain by that name. It is also of London origin and is one of the oldest, since its service of acting as an intermediary between customers and restaurants dates back to 2001. In 2011 it acquired La Nevera Roja , an application of identical features of Spanish origin, which migrated its entire database to Just Eat.
Little mystery have the functionalities of this application having seen the previous ones. It offers a very comfortable interface to navigate, with the possibility of intuitively choosing each element of the order and even modifying ingredients in those cases where it is possible. Large restaurant chains are present, but also great unknown gems that are closer than you think.
Lots of food
This is one of the great unknown in the sector, although not the worst for that. It is becoming increasingly popular in our country, something to which restaurants have contributed in a very positive way. Large franchises do not appear, but there are restaurants in your area that you probably did not know and offer excellent meals at home.
The application allows you to filter your searches in a really interesting way, depending on what you are looking for: hamburgers, pizzas … Then in each restaurant there are new filters where you can easily find the menu items, as well as the drink. The follow-up of the order will depend on the end of the restaurant, but it does not usually give problems and in general they have fast delivery times.
Uber Eats
This company, in addition to being one of the best known in the private taxi sector, also has this variant of food delivery at home. They began in 2014 in the city of San Francisco and since then they have not stopped extending their operations to a multitude of territories, including Spain. In our country, it is associated with large restaurant chains, in addition to those locals that wish to join.
By having your own delivery people you can track your order at all times, as well as take advantage of discounts every day in dozens of restaurants. Of course, at the moment it is only available in Madrid and its surroundings, as well as in Barcelona and Zaragoza. However, its developers say that they will soon be able to reach other cities.
Restaurants with their own applications
Here are a series of restaurant franchise applications. Some of them admit orders from the application itself, being an alternative to those shown in the previous section. Others do not allow you to place orders as such, although in exchange they offer interesting possibilities in order to obtain discounts, so they can also be highly recommended apps if they know how to complement each other well.
Burger King
The Whopper’s home is Burger King. The famous sandwich of this American hamburger chain is among an extensive catalog in which not only the menus stand out, but also the menu with french fries, chicken wings or shakes. Probably little description is needed of what Burger King is, since it is well known, but perhaps you did not know that its application offers the possibility of placing orders at home. More and more places have shipments, so if you have one of these stores nearby you may not have to go there in person to be able to consume food from their restaurant.
The application also has some discount coupons that, unfortunately, cannot be used for home orders. However, they will be able to serve you if you physically go to the store or if you place an order through their window system while driving, finding packs of products at a really tempting price compared to their original price.
Dominos Pizza
More than 60 years after its founding, Domino’s continues to be one of the leading restaurant chains in offering pizzas, although today they offer many other complements to these that can be perfect for a complete lunch or dinner with friends or even alone. Each store has a telephone available to the public through which to place orders through a call, but if it seems more convenient, you can download their app completely free of charge.
In the application you will not only find all the information related to the types of pizza, ingredients and other accessories, but you will also be able to place an order quickly. At all times you will be able to see how your order is and you will even have the possibility of paying cash on delivery when it arrives, so it will not be strictly necessary for you to enter your payment information.
KFC
If you are a fan of fried chicken, you will know this Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). If not, you should know that it is a popular restaurant chain that has been offering chicken of this style for almost a century in a multitude of formats. Burgers, snacks like nuggets or chicken strips, cubes full of wings or thighs and a lot of other dishes. They have a multitude of restaurants throughout Spain, although if you can’t get close to one you can order through some of the apps discussed in the previous section of this article.
What the KFC application offers, in addition to all the information about your letter, are discounts and offers. These vary often and although it is true that many of them are designed to go to an establishment in person, you can also find special discounts from time to time to request through applications. Of course, you must have previously registered to be able to know all the offers.
Foster’s Hollywood
Burgers, grilled ribs or the famous Bacon & Chesse Fries are some of the best known dishes of this chain of restaurants owned by Grupo VIPS. In the purest American style, the menu of this restaurant is very extensive, both in person at one of its hundreds of stores and when ordering at home. Of course, in most places one of the food ordering applications will be required to place the order, since its iOS app does not allow to place orders.
However, this app is tremendously interesting if you want to join the Foster’s Hollywood members club, which will give you a series of benefits with each meal you eat in this franchise. You can accumulate points to obtain future discounts, as well as have special offers on some dates, including your birthday.
Mcdonalds
It competes with Burger King when it comes to hamburger chain. The Big Mac, the famous chicken nuggets or the funniest children’s menus are at McDonalds. You can find all kinds of burgers and accessories, including salads. Some say that it is absurd to go to such a place to eat a salad, but to taste the colors. If you have a restaurant nearby, you will be very interested in knowing its application.
Depending on the area, you can place an order online through its app or, failing that, through Glovo and other apps. In any case, your application will offer discounts to buy in the store with which to eat or dine cheaper than with the normal menu. They also have exclusive daily offers that are only valid for that moment.
Papa john’s
Another of the most popular pizza franchises that has been growing in our country in recent years. Papa John’s offers a wide catalog of pizzas for the most daring, with world-renowned specialties such as those that contain spicy. If you have a store nearby, you don’t lose anything by visiting it, but if you don’t feel like leaving home, you can download its application from the App Store for free.
Its app is tremendously useful for ordering from home online, either by asking for it to be sent to your home or with local pick-up. Its interface is intuitive and allows you to save your orders for future ones, keep track of them or enjoy secure payments.
Telepizza
We do not know what exactly is the secret of the masses that this very famous chain of pizzerias claims to have, but we can say that its application is one of the best ways to place orders. The popular Spanish franchise has a multitude of stores throughout our country, also offering home delivery by phone call to the establishment itself. However, its app earns integers for everything it offers both at an informative level and at the level of discounts and offers that can be selected and accumulated. In addition to not only offering pizzas, but also other snacks and food variants.
Once you place your order, you can check its status to see how long it will take to get to your home. In any case, you can be informed by SMS or via email of the status of this so as not to have to be aware of the app. In addition, if you prefer, you can also use its application on the iPad in case it is more convenient for you to order on a larger screen than that of the iPhone.
