Top Food Delivery Apps in Saudi Arabia 2026
June 9, 2026
Online food delivery is growing rapidly across the major cities in Saudi Arabia. With the rising use of smartphones and busier lifestyles, food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia have become quite popular, too. Whether you’re craving traditional Saudi dishes, international fast food, or gourmet desserts, there’s a delivery app ready to bring it right to your doorstep.
However, with so many of these food delivery apps and services available in Riyadh and the rest of Saudi Arabia, knowing which food app to use can be quite a challenge. In this blog, we are going to provide you with a brief overview of some of the top food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia and their features of interest.
Best Food Delivery Apps in Saudi Arabia – Breakdown
Some of the top food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia at the moment are the following:
- Keeta
- Hungerstation
- Careem
- Talabat
- Mrsool
- ToYou
- Jahez
- Ninja
- Lugmety
- DailyMealz
- The Chefz
Here’s a quick breakdown of the apps:
| Food App | Price (Premium) | Rating (Android) | Rating (iOS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeta | N/A | 4.7 / 5 | 4.8 / 5 |
| Hungerstation | SAR 19/month | 3.4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Careem | SAR 19/month | 4.1 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| Mrsool | SAR 19/month | 3.6 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| ToYou | SAR 19/month | 4.0 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
| Jahez | SAR 49/month | 2.1 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| Talabat | SAR 20/month | 4.1 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| Ninja | N/A | 4.6 / 5 | 4.8 / 5 |
| Lugmety | N/A | 4.5 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 |
| DailyMealz | Varies | N/A | 4.1 / 5 |
| The Chefz | N/A | 3.3 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
Keeta:
Keeta is an international food delivery service by Meituan that has expanded to Saudi Arabia in September 2024 and has quickly become one of the favorites of the locals for food delivery in Saudi Arabia. Its pricing is also more feasible as compared to the other food delivery apps.
Keeta offers a wide variety of restaurants to choose from and multiple deals and discounts, along with real-time tracking of your orders.
Main Features:
- New user discounts
- Variety of restaurants
- Real-time order tracking
- Regular promotional offers
- Grocery delivery option with KeeMart in selected areas.
Hungerstation:
HungerStation is a Saudi Arabian food delivery service that was launched in 2012. It is one of the leading delivery services in Saudi Arabia and provides deliveries in over 120 cities, including Riyadh, Dammam, Makkah, Medina, and many other cities, boasting more than one million active customers.
HungerStation now provides more than just food delivery; you can have groceries, flowers, or pharmacy items also delivered straight to your doorstep.
Main Features:
- Multiple languages
- Order tracking
- Allows order scheduling
- Frequent promotional offers
- Offers premium subscription plan for 19 SAR/month
Careem:
Careem is a ride-hailing service that also includes live food delivery services for Jeddah and Riyadh. Careem has a restaurant list of different categories covering local and international franchises.
Careem is quite easily the choice of many restaurant owners as well as customers because of the ease it provides while ordering food online. This app allows customers to pay through either online or offline methods of payment.
Main Features:
- Real-time tracking
- Multiple payment options
- Monthly Premium option for special discounts at SAR 19/month
- Careem DineOut feature for Riyadh citizens.
Talabat:
Talabat is one of the most popular apps that delivers food to people in the Middle East and is currently operating across more than 50 cities in Saudi Arabia. Talabat has around 23% share of the Monthly Active Users (MAU) in the region, making it one of the most used apps in Saudi Arabia.
Talabat is home to a vast number of restaurants from where you can order food. It also has the “Talabat Pro” program through which a customer can enjoy their food without any delivery charges and earn monthly cashback on their orders.
Main Features:
- Allows both grocery & food delivery.
- Wide restaurant options
- User-friendly interface
- Talabat Pro allows for free delivery and cashback, starting from SAR 15/month
Mrsool:
Main Features:
- Multiple promotions and discounts
- Bidding system for delivery charges
- Group order from multiple restaurants.
ToYou:
ToYou also has a ToYou Elite option, which allows you to order food from multiple high-end restaurants in Saudi Arabia. They also have different tiers of subscription models, allowing you to pick and pay according to your usage.
Main Features:
- Allows you to “Buy Now, Pay Later”
- Wide restaurant options
- User-friendly interface
- Multiple subscription options, starting from SAR 19/month
- Real-time order tracking
Jahez:
Jahez has a premium plan called “Jahez Prime,” which has various pricing plans available starting from SAR 20/week or SAR 49/month and various promotional discounts available as well.
Main Features:
- Schedule deliveries
- Multiple language options
- Real-time order tracking
- Multiple subscription plans
Ninja:
They have an extensive warehouse for grocery deliveries that contains thousands of fresh products that you can order from, ensuring that you have a diverse selection to meet your every requirement.
Main Features:
- Exclusive daily offers.
- Quick delivery
- Wide range of restaurants & grocery items.
Lugmety:
Main Features:
- Easy restaurant reservations
- Multiple payment options
- Catering solutions for private/public events
- Wide range of restaurants
- Real-time order tracking
Daily Mealz:
DailyMealz works on a subscription-based model; you can subscribe on a monthly, weekly, or biweekly basis and have food delivered for your office lunch or for the whole day. For the users who are cautious of their health, they can also set their calorie and diet preferences to have healthy, keto, weight-loss diets & mixed meals, sourced from the best restaurants in Saudi Arabia and delivered straight to their doorstep.
Main Features:
- Subscription-based model.
- Work-lunch & Full-day subscriptions.
- Calorie balanced meals.
- Plan delivery times based on your requirements.
The Chefz:
Main Features:
- Home delivery of gourmet dishes.
- Customized menus for occasions.
- Catering solutions for private/public events with buffets and food trucks.
- In-app loyalty rewards and invitation-only discounts.
- Grocery delivery.
Saudi Arabia: Developing Your Food Delivery App
The success of these applications speaks volumes to the attractiveness of the Saudi food delivery market. If you’re considering developing your food delivery app, here are some key considerations:
Market Niche:
- Find a niche, fill a need, or service a particular region or type of food culture.
- Decide who you want to appeal to, it may be families, young working people, or those with restrictive diets.
- Have a Unique Selling Proposition (USP). Determine your competitive advantage and unique selling proposition. This can include distinct types of foods that are delivered, small coverage areas, and luxury services.
Robust Technology Stack:
- Select a compatible OS (iOS, Android, or both) to build, and go for a stable development environment (React Native, Flutter, etc.).
- Use Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud services to expand your application when your business is expanding.
- Ensure that you cooperate with secure payment gateways so that you can have an easy time making the transactions.
User-Centric Design:
- Intuitive Interface: Design a neat and uncluttered appearance for the app.
- Efficient Search and Filtering: Provide the means for micro-macro search and filtering according to the needs of the particular user.
- Real-time Tracking: There should be the ability to track the specific order placed by the user to offer up-to-date information.
Unique Features:
- Provide exceptional services such as the ability to track an order’s progress, provide tailored suggestions, or deliver unique incentives for clients.
User-Friendly Design:
- Design it in a user-friendly way that makes ordering easier for the client.
Marketing and Branding:
- Social Media Marketing: Try and address your target market over the various social media sites.
- Influencer Partnerships: Involve food influencers in your campaigns to help them sell or popularize your app.
- Loyalty Programs: Use bonuses to encourage consumer loyalty.
Delivery Network:
- Partner with Restaurants: Have good working relationships with a large number of restaurants to allow the provision of a wide range of meals.
- Efficient Delivery Logistics: Ensure correct delivery choice, choice of rider, and route map.
- Quality Control: Keep track of the quality of food as well as the delivery at the right time.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance:
- Food Safety Regulations: Practice the highest hygiene benchmark in terms of food handling and preparation.
- Data Privacy and Security: Likely, user data should be safe, and all the resources should implement data privacy regulations.
- Licensing and Permits: Acquire a license and permit to operate online food delivery services.
Conclusion:
Online food delivery apps have been growing and are a promising market in Saudi Arabia. The possibilities of an increase in the development of food delivery apps are enormous given that there is an increasing number of tech-savvy consumers and startups in Saudi Arabia.
Identifying the key defining features of the food delivery market, key players, and niches and then applying appropriate technologies and optimizing the user experience to create your food delivery app can show a promising result.
If you need help in having your food delivery app developed then reach out to Digital Gravity KSA for our mobile app development services; we have a team of talented mobile app developers that can help you launch your dream app in the Saudi Arabian market.
FAQs
Which is the best food delivery app in Saudi Arabia?
Boasting over more than 20 million users, HungerStation could be labeled as one of the best food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia.
Is Uber Eats available in Saudi Arabia?
No. Since Uber has ceased their operations in Saudi Arabia they have also migrated their Uber Eats services to Careem. If you need to order food online in Saudi Arabia then you would need to use Careem instead of Uber Eats.
What are the top free food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia in 2025?
- Ninja
- Careem
- Keeta
- Jahez
- Hunger Station
are some of the popular food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia.
Is HungerStation a Saudi food delivery app?
HungerStation was launched in 2012 in Dammam and was acquired by the global giant Delivery Hero SE in 2023. It is one of the first online food ordering portals in Saudi Arabia.
