Among all the ride sharing apps available in Jakarta, Go-Jek has the largest array of services available, allowing users to order anything from a massage to food to cleaning services right to their door with the tap of a finger. However, it looks like Grab is quickly catching up.
The Singapore-based company recently released a beta version of GrabFood, a food delivery service to rival Go-Jek’s Go-Food.
According to information on Grab’s official website, GrabFood works exactly the same way as Go-Food – the user orders a GrabBike driver to pick up food from a designated restaurant, have them pay for the food first, and then deliver it to the user.
However, the service is currently only available in Senayan, SCBD – Semanggi, and Kuningan during its beta phase. Users can order food using the app between 11 am to 2 pm and will be charged Rp 20,000 per delivery. By comparison, Go-Food currently charges Rp 10,000 per delivery (promos notwithstanding).
Grab hasn’t revealed when the full version of GrabFood will be available.
It’s certainly nice to see Go-Jek, Grab and Uber trying to outdo each other with so many different types of services. Hopefully their rivalries will continue to create price wars in which the customers come out the winners.
