About Us
At CheapEatz, our mission is simple: connect food lovers with amazing dining experiences at unbeatable prices while helping local restaurants thrive. Founded in 2018 by restaurateurs Byron & Jemece Gasaway, CheapEatz sprang from a vision to transform the landscape of dining discounts. Our platform harnesses the power of real-time, geo-targeted offers to enhance customer satisfaction and restaurant revenues during off-peak hours. We're more than just a coupon app; we're a community of diners and culinary enthusiasts committed to celebrating great food. Every feature in our app, from tracking savings to navigating the best local deals, is designed with you—the diner—in mind. At CheapEatz, we believe that enjoying a meal out should be accessible, enjoyable, and smart, every single time. Join us as we redefine the dining experience across the nation, one meal at a time.
Project Goals
Conceptualization of the Project
We initiated with a comprehensive analysis of dining behaviors and market needs, ensuring a deep understanding of the challenges faced by both diners and restaurants during non-peak hours. This insight shaped the development of CheapEatz, focusing on real-time discounting as a core feature.
Development of a Dynamic Couponing System
Our approach involved assembling a cross-functional team of developers, UX/UI designers, and marketing specialists who collaborated to create a robust, real-time couponing system tailored for the dining industry. This system serves as a direct link between diners and restaurants, offering immediate value through geo-targeted discounts.
Integration of Advanced User Profiling
A key goal was to leverage user data to enhance the dining experience. By integrating advanced profiling techniques, CheapEatz personalizes offers based on individual dining preferences and past behaviors, all managed securely to respect user privacy.
Scalable Deployment Across Multiple Platforms
The rollout strategy for CheapEatz was designed for scalability, starting with major urban centers and expanding based on market response. The system was developed to ensure flawless performance across multiple platforms, including iOS and Android, with special attention to user-friendly design and seamless operation.
Challenges & Solutions
Challenges Encountered
→ Varied Restaurant Offerings & Scheduling: Each restaurant partnered with CheapEatz has unique offers and specific times for promotions, requiring a highly flexible and real-time responsive system to manage these variations effectively.
→ Real-Time Data Synchronization: Ensuring real-time updates and synchronization across the app was paramount to provide users and restaurant owners with instant access to the latest offers and promotions.
→ User Interface Complexity: Developing an intuitive user interface that simplifies navigation and enhances user engagement across various device platforms was a critical challenge.
→ Comprehensive User and Coupon Management: Effectively managing a diverse set of user preferences and coupon details while maintaining high performance was essential.
→ Device Compatibility: Ensuring the app runs smoothly on both existing and next-generation iOS and Android devices presented significant technical challenges.
→ Geo-Location Based Notifications: Integrating precise geo-location functionalities to push relevant notifications to users based on their current location.
Strategic Solutions Implemented
• Flexible Coupon Management System: Developed a dynamic backend architecture that allows restaurant owners to update their promotions in real-time with complete autonomy over dates and times, enhancing flexibility and responsiveness.
• Enhanced User Onboarding: Rolled out a user-friendly onboarding process that quickly acquaints users with the app's features, ensuring a smooth first experience and higher retention rates.
• Unified User Experience Across Devices: Implemented a robust design and development strategy that ensures a seamless and consistent user experience across a wide range of devices.
• Real-Time Data Engine: Built a sophisticated real-time engine capable of handling live data updates efficiently, ensuring that all users and restaurant owners have access to the most current information.
• Geo-Targeted Notifications: Enhanced the app's geo-location capabilities to send timely and relevant offers to users, boosting user engagement and driving traffic to restaurants during off-peak hours.
• Advanced Development Techniques: Utilized native development environments for iOS and Android to optimize performance and integrate key features such as personalized promotions, loyalty tracking, and direct communication channels between restaurants and diners.
Features of CheapEatz App
CheapEatz brings a suite of powerful features designed to enhance the dining experience for both customers and restaurant owners alike. Here’s how our app stands out:
Real-Time Discounts
Discount Timer
Preview Dining Options
Track Your Savings
Navigation and Tracking
Price Comparison
Payment Gateway
Gift Cards
The deployment of CheapEatz has been met with resounding success, achieving significant milestones that underscore the app's efficacy and market acceptance. Our timely completion aligned perfectly with our client's expectations and deadlines, eliciting high praise for the dedication and quality of work delivered by our team.
In the competitive landscape of the dining industry, CheapEatz has carved out a niche by significantly enhancing restaurant visibility and customer engagement during traditionally slow hours. The feedback from our clients—restaurant owners and managers—has been overwhelmingly positive, with many reporting a noticeable increase in sales. This uptick is directly attributed to the targeted real-time discounts and promotions facilitated by the app, which have effectively attracted more diners during off-peak times.
Moreover, the app’s performance analytics indicate a robust user retention rate and an increase in user activity, suggesting that diners are not only downloading the app but are actively engaging with it. The convenience of accessing instant discounts, coupled with the ability to track savings and explore new dining options, has resonated well with users, fostering a loyal user base.
The success of CheapEatz in the market is a testament to the strategic planning, innovative features, and user-focused design that went into its development. As a result, our clients are experiencing enhanced business growth, improved customer satisfaction, and increased profitability.