Swiggy | Onboarding Project by Sushmitha R
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Swiggy | Onboarding Project by Sushmitha R

An online food delivery platform

Swiggy - Onboarding

What is Swiggy?

Swiggy is India's largest online food ordering and delivery platform that connects customers with restaurants and provides delivery services.

What is Swiggy's Core Value Prop?

Swiggy's value proposition is to provide a fast, convenient, and reliable food delivery service to its customers. The platform allows customers to search for nearby restaurants, view menus, place orders, and track deliveries in real-time.

It's a super app with the following services -

  • Food delivery - Order food online from nearby restaurants and get it delivered in minutes
  • Instamart - Order groceries and other household essentials
  • Dineout - Offers a variety of dining options and allows you to avail discounts.
  • Genie - A service to pick up and drop anything, instantly

Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)

ICP 1: Meet Prashanth

  • Prashanth is a 32 year old living in Bangalore with his wife. He is employed as AVP Data and is also working on starting his own venture. He earns 55-65 LPA.
  • He mostly uses apps like Uber/Ola, Swiggy, WhatsApp, GPay
  • He spends time on learning new technology and watching movies
  • He values time over money. High values convenience
  • He mostly spends money on food, rent and entertainment
  • He takes care of all the household needs of his family and follows a monthly budget for the same.

Problem Statement for Prashanth

  • Prashanth is looking for convenient options for ordering in food since he does not get the time to go out and dine on most days due to his busy work schedule. He loves exploring new cuisines, hence trying out different food joints gives him pleasure. Ordering food from multiple joints at the same time would be an ideal case for him
  • With Swiggy, Prashanth is able to conveniently order food from home and get it delivered in minutes without affecting his fast paced work schedule. The foodie in him is also happy with the ability to order food from multiple joints at the same time without having to step out.

JTBD for Prashanth

  • Functional goal: Conveniently order food from home
  • Financial goal: Get discounts and offers on orders to keep his budget under control
  • Personal goal: To try different food joints in and around his area, satisfying the foodie in him

ICP 2: Meet Rithika

  • Rithika is 23 years old living in Bangalore with her parents. She is working as an HR and earns 1-5 LPA
  • She mostly uses apps like Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp and Swiggy
  • She spends most of her time at work, gym, helping her parents and watching Netflix
  • She values money over time
  • She mostly spends money on food and clothes. She currently spends her father's money and does not have any sort of financial responsibilities
  • Her family frequently eats out because her parents are busy. She takes on the responsibility of deciding the place to dine and ordering food for the family since the others are not technologically savvy.

Problem statement for Rithika

  • Rithika's family doesn't plan meals for the day and decides their meal plan at the last minute. As a result, she looks for convenient options to order food or quickly decide on restaurants to dine in at the last minute.
  • With the help of Swiggy, Rithika is now able to order food for her family at the last minute and get it delivered quickly. She can also quickly skim through different food options near her place, take a look at their menus, and easily decide on dining options for her family.

JTBD for Rithika

  • Functional goal: Quickly access the list of restaurants near her and go through the menu for dining out or ordering food last minute.
  • Personal goal: Wants to help her family by ordering food for them since they are not technologically savvy.
  • Social goal: To easily convince her family in the never-ending debate of where to eat and to conveniently order food for them, regardless of her location, making her the savior of the house.

ICP Overview



ICP 1: Prashanth

ICP 2: Rithika

Age

32

23

Gender

Male

Female

City

Bangalore

Bangalore

Job title

AVP Data

HR Associate

Salary

55-65 LPA

1-5 LPA

Marital status

Married

Single

General responsibilities

Decision maker of the house wrt to food, stocks up groceries, decides the meal

Joint decision maker with her parents, helps them with ordering/dining options since they are less aware

Most used apps

Uber, Swiggy, Whatsapp, Gpay

Instagram, YouTube, Swiggy

Content preference

Tech learnings (YT, blogs)

Lifestyle content, skincare

Weekday routine

Work, gym, ordering household essentials if needed, watch a show

Work, gym, helps father with his work, helps mom with cooking, hangs out with colleagues

Weekend routine

Wakes up late, movies, meets friends, orders food/dines out

Tries new recipes, self care, orders in, spends time with family

Time vs Money

Time > Money

Money > Time

Time spending habits

Work, home operations

Work, movies, helps family

Money spending habits

Food, rent, entertainment

Food, clothes

Why are they hiring Swiggy

To order food and groceries convienetly from home without the hassle of stepping out

To order food/ view dining options for her family's last minute plans

How often do they use Swiggy

2-3 times a week

5 times a week

How did they get to know

WOM

TV Ad

Why did they choose swiggy

Strong recommendation from friends

Did not know other options

Most used feature

Instamart & Food delivery

, Swiggy Money

Food delivery

Thoughts while using the app

Prices - high/low, app can be more fluidic

Hopes for restaurants to take instructions correctly, app is easy to use

AOV per order

Rs 600

Rs 1000

Something they like to change

Should have more details about the restaurant. He usually checks on Google for more details before making an order

Should be able to call the delivery executive directly and not route the call through customer care

Something they love about Swiggy

Ability to order from far away restaurants

Offers

Good / Bad experience

Bad - Not knowing enough details about the restaurant & ended up receiving bad quality food, Good - Ease of use

Customer support - Been both good and bad

Aha moment

Good discounts/coupons

Offers, availabilty of all cuisines

Would they pay for and refer Swiggy

Yes

Yes

Onboarding Teardown

Swiggy Onboarding Teardown.pdf

Activation Metrics

Hypothesis 1

4 successful orders in the first month

Reason

A rough frequency of once a week means that the user is coming back to the product for the job they hired it for (ordering from their favourite restaurants from the comfort of their home)

Hypothesis 2

Topping up SwiggyMoney wallet

Reason

This means that the user is committing to use the product for a longer time by investing their money in the app

Hypothesis 3

Linking card/UPI

Reason

This means the user is looking to simplify the process of payment for their upcoming purchases (commitment)

Hypothesis 4

Purchase of Swiggy One subscription

Reason

This indicates that the user is willing to pay for the service and is looking at sticking to the product for long term

Hypothesis 5

Like / shortlisting restaurants inside the app in the first month

Reason

This indicates that the user wants to revisit these restaurants for future orders triggered by an AHA moment. This shows commitment to the app for future food ordering needs

Hypothesis 6

Leaving good ratings for 3+ consecutive orders in the first two months

Reason

This indicates that the user is liking the product / service and making an additional effort to rate his/her experience. This indicates that the user will come back due to the delightful experience

Hypothesis 7

Applied coupons in the first 5 orders

Reason

When a user applies coupons and avails discounts, he/she experiences an aha moment. When they apply it 3+ times this shows that they are liking the deals and look forward to applying coupons on each order. This might be the reason for them to come back to the product, subconsciously committing to the product

The minimum bill condition for these offers is higher than AOV of a single user. Usage of discount shows financial commitment from the user, since they’re willing to transact for a higher amount

Hypothesis 8

Tipping at least 2 times or more in a month

Reason

Shows monetary commitment & willingness to pay extra for good services

Hypothesis 9

Ordering 2+ times for others in the first 3 months (friends & family)

Reason

This shows that they are willing to put their reputation at stake while ordering food for their family & friends. This indicates that the user loves the product and is comfortable flaunting it

Hypothesis 10

Refers the product within the first 2 months of using it

Reason

This indicates that the user is willing to put their reputation at stake and is confident that the product will be of help to the referee. This shows that they love the product and will commit to it

Hypothesis 11

Leaving a 4 star+ ratings on the app store

Reason

A user who is making an additional effort to rate the product & service and vouching for it (with their own reputation), should be satisfied with the product.

Metrics to Track

  • D1, D7, D14, D30- Play store/ App store (app views)
  • D1, D7, D14, D30- App downloads (to understand the drop offs)
  • WAU/ MAU
  • D1, D7, D30 transactions (to be compared with downloads)
  • Payment page drop offs
  • Successful order percentage
  • Repeat order ratio/percentage
  • App ratings / reviews
  • NPS
  • SwiggyOne subscription rate
  • Number of users on free plan
  • Average wallet top-up amount
  • Average TAT to complete onboarding (including placing the order)


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