Availyst: Multi-platform food delivery price comparison app
Availyst set out to fix a common frustration: too many food delivery platforms, each with different prices, fees, and delivery times for the same restaurants. Users wasted time switching between DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, and Caviar just to find the best deal. Availyst needed a reliable platform that could pull real-time data from each delivery service. It had to compare prices and delivery options side by side, in a clean mobile app for both iOS and Android.
At a glance
Three months, one team, one site.
Built with a calm, durable stack.
We picked tools the client team can grow with — fast on the front, predictable on the back.
Problems to solve
We designed and developed Availyst as a comprehensive food delivery comparison platform, architecting both the mobile application and the backend infrastructure to handle multi-source data aggregation at scale. Key features of the solution included:
- Multi-platform data aggregation: Built a robust backend architecture capable of fetching and normalizing real-time data from multiple food delivery services, ensuring users always see accurate pricing, fees, and delivery estimates.
- Intelligent comparison engine: Developed an algorithm that ranks ordering options by price, delivery time, and fees, automatically highlighting the cheapest and quickest options with clear visual indicators.
- Smart restaurant discovery: Implemented category-based browsing, search functionality, and personalized recommendations including promotions, grocery, spirits, and convenience store options beyond traditional restaurants.
- Scalable cloud infrastructure: Architected the system on AWS to handle high-volume concurrent requests, ensuring fast response times and reliable data fetching even during peak ordering hours.
- Cross-platform mobile development: Built native-quality iOS and Android applications using React Native, delivering a seamless user experience with features like saved lists (My Lysts), promotion tracking, and Meal Matcher AI.
Final results
Availyst successfully launched on both iOS and Android, earning over 10,000 downloads on Google Play and establishing itself as a go-to tool for smart food ordering. The platform secured $100,000 in funding from TechStars, validating the product vision and technical execution.
The app's ability to aggregate data from multiple delivery services in real time enabled users to save an average of $5-10 per order by comparing fees and pricing across platforms. The scalable architecture we built handles thousands of concurrent data requests without performance degradation, maintaining sub-second response times for price comparisons.
Users praised the app for its clean interface and practical value, with features like the Meal Matcher AI and promotion discovery driving repeat engagement. The platform expanded beyond restaurant delivery to include grocery, spirits, and convenience store comparisons, broadening the value proposition and user base. Availyst continues to grow as a trusted resource for consumers looking to save time and money on food delivery.
In their words.
Alluxi built the backbone of Availyst. Their architecture knowledge and team were essential in helping us scale.
More from our shop.
Let's scope your project this week.
We reply within one business day. No funnels — just a real person who'll ask the useful questions.
