Paid ₹130 extra for biryani, built Toastr app in 8 months

[Harry]

So I built this app called Toastr – it tells you whether Swiggy or Zomato (or grocery apps) have the cheaper price for the same food or product.

The whole thing started the desi way: I was craving biryani at 11 PM. Swiggy showed it for ₹320. Out of curiosity I checked Zomato and the same biryani was ₹190. That hit hard.

I realized we've probably been overpaying for days without even knowing it.

So I went full nerd mode for 13 months, working late nights and weekends and built Toastr. While testing it I somehow saved over ₹20,000 on my own food orders (mostly biryani, sadly accurate).

Links

* App Store Link (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toastr-compare-food-delivery/id6754286206)
* Playstore Link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atinnovations.toastr)

And seriously, let me know what you think?

[Isha]

Try using MagicPin – it's usually cheaper.

[Vijay]

How do you fetch the prices from Swiggy or Zomato? Do they offer public APIs?

[Sohan]

How do you get price data from these platforms?

[Sonal]

How are you obtaining the prices from Zomato and Swiggy for the listed items?

[Chandni]

I need a discount on every dish, please.

[Sachin]

How did you get the APIs?

[Vaishali]

Your app only supports Swiggy and Zomato. In my experience, Swiggy is cheaper about 90 % of the time, based on two years of ordering. It's a good idea, but limiting it to just those two platforms and the reports of personal data being compromised are concerning.

Tips:
1. Add cloud‑kitchen, ONDC and brand‑specific apps (Domino's, Behrouz) as well.
2. Do not steal or compromise user data.

[Nandini]

A word of caution for anyone downloading this app. A user from r/zomato analyzed the network traffic and found serious security concerns. Although that was two months ago, I hope it isn't still an issue. Read more here! https://www.reddit.com/r/Zomato/s/Us21wIGRei

[Divya]

Please make it open source!

[Anand]

If you want to get hacked, use this app; otherwise, avoid it. The app stores your personal token for fetching data and never logs you out – that's a major security risk. Even if you uninstall the app after logging in once, they can still access your account because the token is kept on their server. Think of the token as your ID and password; it's even riskier if you log in with Gmail for Swiggy.