Best Restaurant Food Delivery Apps (2026): 10 Apps Worth Downloading
Compare the 10 best restaurant food delivery apps on membership price, fees, coverage and free delivery, with prices checked November 8, 2026.
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Key takeaways
- DoorDash leads with DashPass at $9.99/month, Uber Eats follows with Uber One at the same $9.99/month, and Grubhub+ is also $9.99/month — or free with Amazon Prime.
- Slice, ChowNow and ezCater have no membership at all: the apps are free and you pay only for the food, plus a flat 99-cent fee on each ChowNow order.
- The single most important buying factor is the order minimum that unlocks free delivery: $12 on Grubhub+, $25 for restaurant orders on Instacart+, and £15 on Deliveroo Silver and Just Eat+.
- Delivery and service fees vary by city and by order, so a membership only pays for itself if you order at least two or three times a month.
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Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | Most US diners who want the widest choice of restaurants in one app | $9.99/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Uber Eats | People who already use Uber rides and want one membership for rides and food | $9.99/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Grubhub | Regular orderers who also have Amazon Prime, which includes Grubhub+ at no extra cost | $9.99/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Seamless | New York City diners who want the city's long-running local delivery brand | $9.99/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Slice | Pizza lovers who order from independent local pizzerias and want rewards for it | Free | Yes (free) |
| ChowNow | Diners who want to order direct from independent restaurants and keep more money with the restaurant | Free | Yes (free) |
| ezCater | Office managers and teams ordering catering for meetings, events and work lunches | Free | Yes (free) |
| Instacart | Households that already buy groceries on Instacart and want restaurant delivery on the same membership | $9.99/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Deliveroo | UK diners who order often and want free delivery from restaurants and grocery stores alike | £3.49/mo | Yes (free app) |
| Just Eat | UK takeaway fans who order weekly and want a cheap flat pass instead of a rolling subscription | £5.99/90 days | Yes (free app) |
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DoorDash
Best for: Most US diners who want the widest choice of restaurants in one app
DoorDash is the safe default for most American diners: it lists more restaurants than any rival in this list, from national chains to the local Thai place down the street, and the app covers groceries and convenience orders from the same account. The app itself is free; you pay the menu price plus a delivery fee, a service fee and a tip on each order.
DashPass is the membership that makes regular ordering affordable: $9.99 a month, or $96 a year, buys $0 delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible orders above the restaurant's minimum subtotal, plus member-only deals. Without it, delivery fees of $1.99 to $5.99 and a service fee of roughly 10 to 15 percent land on every order. Order twice a week and DashPass pays for itself.
What we like
- The widest US restaurant coverage of any app in this list, including national chains and local spots
- DashPass at $9.99/month gives $0 delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible orders
- Live GPS tracking, scheduled delivery and group ordering built into the app
- Also covers groceries, convenience and retail from the same account
Watch out for
- Delivery and service fees stack up fast without DashPass, and the service fee varies by market
- Menu prices can run higher than ordering direct from the restaurant
- DashPass perks only apply to eligible orders above the restaurant's minimum subtotal
Uber Eats
Best for: People who already use Uber rides and want one membership for rides and food
Uber Eats is the natural second app for anyone who already rides with Uber: one account, one set of payment methods, and a single membership — Uber One — that covers both food delivery and rides. The app is free to download, and without a membership you pay a delivery fee and a service fee on each order, on top of the menu price and tip.
Uber One costs $9.99 a month, or $96 a year, and gives $0 delivery fees and up to 10% off eligible orders above the store's minimum subtotal, plus 5% back in Uber One credits on eligible rides. Students pay $4.99 a month after verification. Pick Uber Eats over DoorDash when you ride with Uber at least a few times a month, since the membership then works twice as hard.
What we like
- Uber One at $9.99/month covers both Uber Eats and Uber rides in a single membership
- Members get $0 delivery fees and up to 10% off eligible orders above the minimum subtotal
- Strong coverage in cities where Uber rides are already popular
- Same account, payment methods and support as the Uber rides app
Watch out for
- Uber One perks only apply at stores marked with the Uber One icon
- Delivery and service fees still apply to non-member orders and vary by market
- Student pricing needs SheerID verification and is not available to everyone
Grubhub
Best for: Regular orderers who also have Amazon Prime, which includes Grubhub+ at no extra cost
Grubhub is the third-largest US delivery app, with more than 415,000 merchants in over 4,000 US cities, according to The Points Guy, and it is strongest in corporate and campus ordering. The app is free to download; without a membership, delivery fees run $0 to $7.99 depending on the restaurant, and service fees apply on top.
Grubhub+ costs $9.99 a month, or $90 a year, and gives $0 delivery fees on eligible orders of $12 or more, lower service fees, 5% back in credit on pickup orders and member-only deals. The real trick is Amazon Prime: Prime members get Grubhub+ included at no additional cost. If you already pay for Prime, Grubhub+ is effectively free, which no rival membership can match.
What we like
- Grubhub+ at $9.99/month gives $0 delivery fees on eligible orders of $12 or more
- Amazon Prime members get Grubhub+ included at no additional cost
- Strong in corporate and campus ordering, with group ordering built in
- Annual Grubhub+ at $90/year costs less than twelve monthly payments
Watch out for
- Smaller US market share than DoorDash and Uber Eats, so fewer restaurants in some cities
- Grubhub+ free delivery needs a $12-plus subtotal before tax, tip and fees
- Delivery fees of $0 to $7.99 and service fees still apply on non-member orders
Seamless
Best for: New York City diners who want the city's long-running local delivery brand
Seamless is New York City's own delivery app: founded in 1999 as SeamlessWeb, merged with Grubhub in 2013, and relaunched in April 2025 with a new look and a promise of lower fees. It runs on Grubhub's network, so the restaurant choice is deep across the five boroughs, and the app is free to download.
The membership is Grubhub+, the same $9.99 a month as on Grubhub, with $0 delivery fees on eligible orders of $12 or more and the same pickup credit and member deals. There is no price reason to pick Seamless over Grubhub — pick it because you live in New York and its restaurant list, corporate ordering and local deals fit the city better than the national app.
What we like
- New York City's long-running delivery brand, relaunched in April 2025 with lower fees
- Grubhub+ membership works here too: $0 delivery fees on eligible orders of $12 or more
- Deep restaurant partnerships in NYC, including chains and local favorites
- Corporate ordering (Seamless Select) suits teams ordering lunch together
Watch out for
- Strongest in New York City and weaker as a national brand than Grubhub itself
- Grubhub+ membership is the same $9.99/month, so there is no price advantage over Grubhub
- Separate account from Grubhub even though the two share an owner and a membership
Slice
Best for: Pizza lovers who order from independent local pizzerias and want rewards for it
Slice is the odd one out here, and that is the point: it lists only independent local pizzerias — more than 18,000 of them across the US — and sends your order straight to the shop, which delivers with its own couriers. The app is free, there is no membership to buy, and menu prices stay close to what the shop charges in store.
The reward is simple and genuinely useful: Slice Rewards gives one Pizza Point per $15 spent, and eight points earn a free large cheese pizza. The catch is scope — this is a pizza app, not a food app, so burgers, sushi and groceries are not on the menu. Keep Slice next to DoorDash or Uber Eats and use it whenever the craving is pizza.
What we like
- Free to download with no membership and no subscription to manage
- Orders go direct to independent pizzerias, so menu prices stay close to the shop's own prices
- Slice Rewards earns a free large cheese pizza after eight Pizza Points
- Live order tracking and saved go-to orders for fast reordering
Watch out for
- Pizza and Italian food only — no burgers, sushi or groceries
- Some users report service fees at checkout despite the low-fee pitch
- Coverage depends on local pizzerias in your area, so it is thin outside pizza towns
ChowNow
Best for: Diners who want to order direct from independent restaurants and keep more money with the restaurant
ChowNow works the other way round from the big marketplaces: restaurants pay no commission on your order, and you pay a flat 99-cent Support Local Fee per order instead of a percentage service fee. The app is free, there is no membership, and because restaurants keep the full menu price, the prices you see stay close to in-store prices.
The trade-off is choice and consistency. Only independent restaurants appear — no McDonald's or Taco Bell — and restaurants handle delivery themselves, either with their own drivers or a third party, so speed varies. In one comparison by Restaurant Business, the same order cost $23.14 on ChowNow against $31.86 on Uber Eats after fees. Use it for your local favorites.
What we like
- Free app with no membership and no commission taken from restaurants on orders
- Diners pay a flat 99-cent Support Local Fee per order instead of percentage service fees
- Menu prices stay close to in-store prices because restaurants pay no commission
- Scheduled orders and a map view of nearby independent restaurants
Watch out for
- Independent restaurants only — no national chains on the app
- Restaurants handle delivery themselves, so speed and quality vary by restaurant
- A 99-cent Support Local Fee applies to each order, and restaurants may add their own delivery fee
ezCater
Best for: Office managers and teams ordering catering for meetings, events and work lunches
ezCater is a catering marketplace, not a dinner app: offices, clinics and event planners use it to order lunch for a meeting, and ezCater sends the order to a restaurant nearby. The account is free, with no signup or monthly fee, and restaurants pay ezCater a commission — diners pay for the food, the delivery and the service, not the platform.
The scale is the selling point: more than 140,000 restaurants nationwide, according to ezCater, with menus built for groups — trays, packages and boxed meals — plus ezRewards points on every order. Orders can be changed or cancelled online up to 24 hours before delivery. If you feed a team, this is the app for it; if you feed yourself, use DoorDash.
What we like
- Free account with no signup or monthly fee — you pay for the food, not the platform
- More than 140,000 restaurants nationwide, according to ezCater, for catering orders
- ezRewards points on every order, redeemable for discounts or gift cards
- Orders can be changed or cancelled online up to 24 hours before delivery
Watch out for
- Built for group and workplace orders, not a solo dinner for one
- Catering minimums can be too high for very small teams
- Service and delivery fees can lift the final total above the menu price
Instacart
Best for: Households that already buy groceries on Instacart and want restaurant delivery on the same membership
Instacart is a grocery app first, but its Instacart+ membership also covers restaurant delivery: members pay $0 delivery fees on eligible restaurant orders of $25 or more, and on grocery orders of $10 or more. The app is free to download, and without a membership you pay a delivery fee from $3.99 plus a service fee on each order.
Instacart+ costs $9.99 a month, or $99 a year, and the annual plan saves about $21 against monthly billing. It also includes Peacock Premium streaming at no extra cost, which on its own lists at $129.99 a year. Pick Instacart when groceries are the main shop and restaurant delivery is the bonus — not the other way round.
What we like
- Instacart+ at $9.99/month covers groceries, retail and eligible restaurant orders in one membership
- Members pay $0 delivery fees on eligible restaurant orders of $25 or more
- Annual plan at $99/year saves about $21 against twelve monthly payments
- Peacock Premium streaming is included with Instacart+ at no extra cost
Watch out for
- Grocery-first app — restaurant delivery is a side feature, not the main event
- Free delivery on restaurant orders needs a $25-plus subtotal, higher than the grocery minimum
- Service fees still apply to members, and some stores mark up item prices
Deliveroo
Best for: UK diners who order often and want free delivery from restaurants and grocery stores alike
Deliveroo is the UK answer to DoorDash: a free app with restaurants, groceries and retail in one place, and a Plus membership that removes delivery fees. Plus Silver costs £3.49 a month and gives free delivery on restaurant orders over £15 and grocery orders over £25, while Gold lowers the restaurant threshold to £10 and adds 10% credit back on orders over £30.
Silver is the cheapest entry membership in this list, and Amazon Prime members in the UK get 12 months of Plus Silver free. The warning is that Deliveroo has repriced Plus Gold more than once — it was £7.99 a month before a cut to £4.99 in 2026 — so confirm the tier price in the app before you join. For UK diners, start on Silver.
What we like
- Plus Silver at £3.49/month is the cheapest entry membership in this list
- Free delivery on restaurant orders over £15 and grocery orders over £25 on Silver
- Gold adds a lower £10 restaurant threshold and 10% credit back on orders over £30
- Strong UK coverage with restaurants, groceries and retail in one app
Watch out for
- UK and international only — not available in the US
- Free delivery needs a £15-plus restaurant order on Silver, or £10-plus on Gold
- Deliveroo has changed Plus Gold pricing more than once, so check the current tier price before joining
Just Eat
Best for: UK takeaway fans who order weekly and want a cheap flat pass instead of a rolling subscription
Just Eat is the UK's biggest takeaway marketplace, and Just Eat+ is the cheapest membership in this list in practice: a one-off £5.99 payment buys 90 days of free delivery on eligible orders over £15 from participating restaurants and shops. There is no rolling subscription and nothing to cancel — the pass simply ends after 90 days.
The value is easy to work out: delivery fees on Just Eat typically run £2 to £3 per order, so the pass pays for itself in two or three orders. StampCard adds a discount on your fifth order from the same restaurant. The catch is that only participating restaurants count, so check for the Just Eat+ badge before you order. For weekly UK takeaways, it is hard to beat.
What we like
- Just Eat+ costs £5.99 for 90 days — about £2 a month — with no auto-renewal to cancel
- Free delivery on eligible orders over £15 from participating restaurants and shops
- StampCard gives a discount on your fifth order from the same restaurant
- Huge UK restaurant choice, from chains like Greggs to local takeaways
Watch out for
- UK only — not available in the US
- Free delivery needs a £15-plus order at participating restaurants only
- Just Eat+ does not auto-renew, so you have to buy the 90-day pass again when it ends
The best restaurant food delivery apps all do the same basic job — get a hot meal from a restaurant to your door — but they charge for it in very different ways. Some sell a $9.99 monthly membership that waives delivery fees, some are free with no membership at all, and a few charge the restaurant instead of you. We ranked the ten apps below by fit for the most common buyer, a US diner who orders a few times a month, and every membership price was checked on November 8, 2026.
How to choose the best restaurant food delivery apps
- Check which restaurants are actually on the app where you live. DoorDash lists the most restaurants in the US, but Slice or ChowNow may list your favorite local spot while the big apps do not.
- Count how often you order. A $9.99 membership only pays for itself at two or three orders a month; below that, pay per order and skip the subscription.
- Read the free-delivery minimum before you join. Grubhub+ needs a $12 subtotal, Instacart+ needs $25 for restaurant orders, and Deliveroo Silver and Just Eat+ both need £15.
- Look at the service fee, not just the delivery fee. Memberships waive the delivery fee on eligible orders, but a service fee of roughly 10 to 15 percent still applies — ChowNow is the exception, with a flat 99-cent fee.
- Match the app to the occasion. DoorDash or Uber Eats for a solo dinner, Slice for pizza night, ezCater for feeding a team, and Just Eat or Deliveroo if you live in the UK.
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Whatever you shortlist, try it with one real order before you pay for a membership. The free trials in this list — 30 days on DashPass, four weeks on Uber One, 14 days on Grubhub+ and Instacart+ — are long enough to learn whether the restaurants you actually order from are covered and whether the fees you save beat the $9.99. Check two things in the trial: that your regular orders clear the free-delivery minimum, and that the service fee after the membership discount still leaves you ahead.
Food delivery app pricing: what you will actually pay
Take a household that orders twice a week — eight orders a month — with a $30 subtotal each time. Without a membership, a typical DoorDash order carries a delivery fee of $1.99 to $5.99 and a service fee of roughly 10 to 15 percent, so call it $4 delivery plus $4.50 service per order: about $68 a month in fees on top of $240 of food. With DashPass at $9.99 a month, the delivery fee drops to $0 on eligible orders and the service fee falls, so the same eight orders cost $9.99 plus a reduced service fee — roughly $30 to $40 a month less than paying per order.
Over a year, the memberships cost $96 on DashPass or Uber One billed annually, $90 on Grubhub+ billed annually, and $99 on Instacart+ billed annually — against $119.88 each if you pay month to month. Annual billing saves $23.88 on DashPass and Uber One, $29.88 on Grubhub+ and $20.88 on Instacart+. The free apps cost nothing in membership: eight ChowNow orders carry eight 99-cent Support Local Fees, $7.92 a month, and Slice and ezCater carry no membership or per-order platform fee at all.
Three costs sit outside every number above. First, the tip, which is separate from every fee and membership here. Second, the service fee, which memberships reduce but never remove — budget for it on every order. Third, menu markups: some restaurants charge more in the app than in store, and that gap is invisible until you compare the same dish both ways. If you order from restaurants in the UK instead, the math is simpler: Deliveroo Plus Silver at £3.49 a month or Just Eat+ at £5.99 for 90 days both pay for themselves in two or three orders.
Know the difference: delivery marketplaces vs direct-ordering apps
The confusion in this category is between a marketplace and a direct-ordering app. A delivery marketplace — DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Seamless, Deliveroo, Just Eat — lists thousands of restaurants, handles the courier, and charges the restaurant a commission of roughly 15 to 30 percent of the order, which is why menu prices in the app often run higher than in store. A direct-ordering app — Slice and ChowNow — sends your order straight to the restaurant, which delivers it with its own couriers or a hired driver, and takes little or no commission.
There is a second distinction worth knowing: a membership is not a discount on food. DashPass, Uber One, Grubhub+ and Instacart+ waive the delivery fee and reduce the service fee on eligible orders; they do not cut the menu price, and they do not apply below the order minimum. A third category sits apart from both: ezCater is a catering marketplace for workplace orders, where the buyer is a team, the minimums are higher, and the app is free because restaurants pay the commission.
The practical rule is simple. Use a marketplace when you want choice and a courier handled for you, use a direct-ordering app when you have a favorite local restaurant and want the menu price to stay low, and use ezCater when you are feeding a group. Most regular orderers end up with two apps: one marketplace with a membership, and Slice or ChowNow for their local favorites.
Quick comparison: tool type by need
| Buyer | Best pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Most US diners | DoorDash | Widest restaurant choice, DashPass is $9.99/month |
| Uber riders who order food | Uber Eats | Uber One at $9.99/month covers rides and food |
| Amazon Prime members | Grubhub | Grubhub+ is included with Prime at no extra cost |
| New York City diners | Seamless | The city's own app, same $9.99/month Grubhub+ membership |
| Pizza night, local shops | Slice | Free, direct to independent pizzerias, free pizza after eight orders |
| Feeding a team at work | ezCater | Free account, catering from 140,000-plus restaurants |
| UK takeaway fans | Just Eat | Just Eat+ is £5.99 for 90 days, no auto-renewal |
Mistakes to avoid
- Joining a membership before counting your orders. At $9.99 a month, DashPass, Uber One, Grubhub+ and Instacart+ each need two or three orders a month to pay for themselves. One order a month is cheaper pay-as-you-go.
- Assuming "free delivery" means a free order. The delivery fee is waived on eligible orders, but the service fee, the tip and the food still cost money — and the order must clear the minimum subtotal first.
- Ignoring the service fee. A membership cuts the service fee but never removes it, and at roughly 10 to 15 percent of the subtotal it is often bigger than the delivery fee it replaced.
- Ordering from one app out of habit. The same dish can cost several dollars less on Slice or ChowNow than on a marketplace, because direct-ordering apps take no commission. Compare the total, not the menu price.
- Forgetting the membership renews. DashPass, Uber One and Grubhub+ renew monthly until you cancel, and free trials convert to paid plans. Set a reminder for the day before the trial ends.
How we chose
We checked each membership price on November 8, 2026. The US membership prices — DashPass, Uber One, Grubhub+ and Instacart+ at $9.99 a month — were verified against the vendors' own membership pages and independent coverage that quotes them, including The Points Guy and NerdWallet; the vendors' own pages are app-driven and did not expose a price to a direct text fetch that day. Deliveroo Plus Silver at £3.49 a month and Just Eat+ at £5.99 for 90 days are third-party-sourced from UK review coverage, not read on the vendors' own pages, and Deliveroo's Gold tier price has changed more than once, so we lead with Silver. This list carries no review ratings because the G2 ratings for these apps cover their restaurant-facing merchant products — DoorDash for Merchants, ChowNow for Restaurants and the like — not the diner apps ranked here, so they would not compare fairly. No vendor paid for a place in this list, and none of the links here are affiliate links.
What to do next
Start with the free app of your top pick and place one real order through it. Check that your regular restaurants are listed, that your order clears the free-delivery minimum, and that the total — food, fees and tip — beats the same order on the app you use now. If the numbers work, start the free trial of the membership and set a reminder before it converts to paid. If you run a restaurant and want more of these orders to come direct, our local SEO service handles the visibility side, or compare providers in our local SEO tools roundup. Once your tools are in place, find out what's holding your rankings back.
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- DoorDash DashPass — doordash.com/dashpass (checked November 8, 2026)
- Uber One — uber.com/us/en/uber-one (checked November 8, 2026)
- Grubhub+ — grubhub.com/plus (checked November 8, 2026)
- Food delivery apps compared — thepointsguy.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Seamless — seamless.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Slice — slicelife.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- ChowNow — chownow.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- How ChowNow is making delivery more affordable — restaurantbusinessonline.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- ezCater — ezcater.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Instacart+ — instacart.com/plus (checked November 8, 2026)
- Deliveroo Plus Silver vs Gold — thefinancialwilderness.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Just Eat+ review — thefinancialwilderness.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Is Grubhub+ worth it? — nerdwallet.com (checked November 8, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What is the best restaurant food delivery app?
DoorDash is the best fit for most US diners: the widest restaurant choice and DashPass at $9.99/month. Uber Eats is the better pick if you also ride with Uber, since Uber One covers both. In the UK, Deliveroo and Just Eat lead, with Just Eat+ the cheapest pass at £5.99 for 90 days.
How much do food delivery apps cost?
Every app in this list is free to download, and you pay the menu price plus delivery and service fees per order. The optional memberships cost $9.99/month in the US — DashPass, Uber One, Grubhub+ and Instacart+ — while Deliveroo Plus Silver is £3.49/month and Just Eat+ is £5.99 for 90 days.
Is there a free food delivery app?
Yes. Slice, ChowNow and ezCater have no membership at all, so the apps cost nothing to use. Slice is free for pizza orders, ChowNow charges a flat 99-cent Support Local Fee per order, and ezCater is free for workplace catering orders. The big three apps are also free to use without a membership.
Which is better: DashPass, Uber One or Grubhub+?
All three cost $9.99/month and waive delivery fees on eligible orders, so the winner depends on your habits. DashPass fits the widest restaurant choice, Uber One also covers Uber rides, and Grubhub+ is free with Amazon Prime. If you have Prime, Grubhub+ wins outright; otherwise pick the app whose restaurants you order from most.
Do food delivery apps charge a service fee?
Yes, almost all of them do, and it is separate from the delivery fee and the tip. Service fees run roughly 10 to 15 percent of the subtotal on DoorDash and vary by market elsewhere. Memberships reduce the service fee on eligible orders but do not remove it, and ChowNow replaces it with a flat 99-cent fee per order.
Can I order food delivery without a membership?
Yes. Every app here works without a membership — you pay a delivery fee and a service fee per order instead. Memberships only make sense if you order at least two or three times a month. If you order less often, pay per order, and use pickup when you can, since pickup skips the delivery fee entirely.
Which app is best for ordering from local restaurants?
Slice and ChowNow are built for local restaurants. Slice lists independent pizzerias and sends orders straight to the shop, while ChowNow charges restaurants no commission, so menu prices stay close to in-store prices. Both are free to use. Use DoorDash or Uber Eats when you want national chains as well as local spots.
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