The reverse-bidding concept
One list. Every nearby store gets a fair shot at your order.
Most grocery apps show you a catalogue and a fixed price. Rubid flips that: you say what you need, and the stores around you decide what they can offer. Here's exactly how that plays out, from parchi to doorstep.
Shree Ganesh Kirana
Preparing your order · ETA 12 min
Same grocery list. A completely different marketplace underneath.
Four things change the moment stores start bidding instead of a platform setting the price. Here's the comparison, side by side.
Typical grocery apps
How prices are set
A fixed catalogue price, set by the platform ahead of time.
Who you're buying from
A warehouse or dark store you'll never actually see.
How discovery works
An algorithm decides which store gets shown to you first.
Where the margin goes
Delivery fees and platform commission stacked on top.
The reverse-bidding way
How prices are set
Real bids from real stores, placed the moment you post your list.
Who you're buying from
The kirana store in your own lane, run by people you can meet.
How discovery works
Every verified nearby store gets a fair, equal shot to bid.
Where the margin goes
Straight to the store you chose. No added markup in between.
From parchi to doorstep, in four steps.
- 01
Post your list
Type it in, or snap a photo of your handwritten parchi with the AI scanner. Either way, Rubid turns it into a clear, itemised order in seconds — nothing to fill in by hand.
- 02
Kirana stores bid
Every verified store within your delivery radius sees the list at the same time and can place a bid — a real price for the real basket, not a markup on inflated MRP.
- 03
You pick the winner
Bids come in over the next few minutes. Compare price, distance and store rating side by side, and accept the one that works for you. No haggling, no phone calls.
- 04
Collect or get it delivered
Walk in and skip the queue, or have your order delivered by the store you chose. Either way, payment happens securely inside the app once the order is confirmed.
Your parchi · 7 items
Bids are coming in
Shree Ganesh Kirana
0.4 km away
₹486
Best price
Patel General Store
0.7 km away
₹512
New Bombay Mart
1.1 km away
₹529
Waiting for 2 more stores to respond
Steps 02–03, as they appear in the app
Before you post your first list.
The questions we hear most from first-time shoppers.
Not guaranteed on every single item, but because stores are competing directly for your order, prices trend closer to what they'd actually charge a walk-in regular — not an inflated delivery-app rate.
You can repost, adjust your list, or widen your radius. In active neighbourhoods this is rare, since most kirana stores would rather bid on a guaranteed order than miss it entirely.
Most lists get their first bid within a couple of minutes. You set how long the bidding window stays open before you have to choose.
Yes — you can ask a store to confirm a specific brand or substitute before you accept their bid, so there are no surprises when the order arrives.
Ready when you are
Post your first list and watch the bids come in.
Rubid is free to download and free to use. Available on Android across India.
Shree Ganesh Kirana
Preparing your order · ETA 12 min