Mercadoo
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Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Mercadoo (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology-enabled mobility and payments platform operating in the e-hailing and hyperlocal services sector. The company connects passengers with VETTED (criminal, ID verification, ID Photo verification with home affairs) independent driver-partners via a mobile application, offering safe, affordable, and reliable transport services across urban and peri-urban areas in South Africa.
Mercadoo is structured as a platform operator, not a transport owner. Vehicles are independently owned and operated by driver-partners, who access demand, payments, safety systems, and insurance benefits through the Mercadoo platform.
more Improvement for voucher claiming
Addition municipal portals, including service requests, account and order views, and Mkhulu prepaid electricity token vending.
1.3.18 4d ago
Adds notification channels for order updates, chat messages, scheduled rides, and general notifications. Customer-facing channels are configured for prominent alerts with sound and vibration.
Creates and checks channels at app startup, and repairs channels whose importance doesn’t match the app’s expected settings.
1.3.17 Oct 15
New DooServices — book trusted local home and lifestyle services directly in the app, with live provider tracking
Redesigned dashboard for a faster, cleaner experience
Improved specials and promo code reliability
Rebuilt retail cart and restaurant checkout
Improved notifications and account recovery
1.3.15 Oct 2
Instant news alerts with a home-screen pop-up
faster driver matching, notification badges
faster SOS
store open/closed status
1.3.12 Sep 15
Bug Fixes and Improvements
1.3.11 Sep 4
Bug Fixes and Improvements
1.3.10 Sep 3
Student Discount: verified students get 40% off e-hailing trips — upload your card in Settings.
Store Specials: restaurants and shops can now run daily deals. Get notified when a store near you launches a special, plus a reminder the night before.
Food & Retail: refreshed Food, category and brand screens, a new Independent Restaurants section, clearer store logos, 24-hour trading times and Food Lover's Market.
Fixes: corrected store open/closed status and the Open now filter.
1.3.8 Aug 28
Student Discount
• Verified students now get 40% off e-hailing trips. Upload your
student card in Settings and we'll review it.
Store Specials
• Restaurants and shops can now run daily deals. Look for the
offers badge on store cards and the Offers strip inside a store.
• Get notified when a store near you launches a special, plus a
reminder the evening before a day-specific deal starts.
Food & Retail
• Refreshed the Food home, category and brand screens.
• Added an "Independent Restaurants" section for local spots
near you.
• Store logos now display properly instead of being cropped.
• Trading hours are shown in 24-hour time.
• Food Lover's Market added to National Retailers.
Fixes
• Corrected open/closed status for retail stores.
• Fixed the "Open now" filter, which previously did nothing.
1.3.7 Aug 28
Pharmacy
- Live order tracking with real-time status updates
1.3.6 Aug 24
• Smarter ride search — searching for a destination now shows places near you first, wherever you are in South Africa.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements throughout the app.
• Automatic discounts — no codes to remember. Sign in with the email you were invited on and your discount is waiting for you, with a notification to let you know.
• Referral codes with real rewards — every code carries a discount of 15% to 35% off, valid on DooRetail, DooFood, DooRide and DooPharmacy.
1.3.5 Aug 11
Faster, more reliable browsing of restaurants near you.
Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.
1.3.4 Jul 24
Branding / naming
Renamed services across the app: DooFood, DooRetail, DooRide, DooPharmacy, DooHair & DooBeauty, DooHotel
Location & discovery
Salons now detect your province via the Google Maps Geocoding API and show accurate "km away" distances (with address-geocoding fallback), including on the province-filtered list.
Pharmacy improvements
Store details now show live opening hours — "Open · {now} until {close}" when open (green) or "Closed · {open} – {close}" when closed (red), updating every minute.
1.3.3 Jul 14
Performance and stability improvements
1.2.5 Jun 19
Smarter "Near you" salon search — see real distances and only nearby spots.
Faster booking: pick a time before payment, and long-press a stylist to preview them.
Refreshed services menu with Lashes and Manicure pinned for quick access.
Performance and reliability fixes.
1.2.4 Jun 16
Mercadoo v1.2.1 — Features Delivered
A. Barber & Salon (brand new service)
Customers can now book grooming and beauty appointments directly inside Mercadoo.
* A dedicated Barber & Salon home screen where customers land when they choose this service.
* Browse every registered salon and barber in the country, filtered by personal-care category (haircuts, beard care, nails, hair treatments, etc.).
* Salon profile pages that include:
* Photo hero section, address, opening hours and ratings summary.
* List of services offered, with duration and price for each.
* Staff selection — pick the specific barber/stylist you want.
* Live availability with automatic time-slot generation.
* Double-booking prevention (the system blocks slots already taken).
* Customer reviews and a star-rating system, including the reviewer's name.
* In-app payment for the appointment.
* A favourites screen so customers can save their preferred salons.
* A notifications screen for booking confirmations, reminders and updates.
* A booking history screen with date formatting, status filters (upcoming, completed, cancelled) and a tappable detail view for each booking.
B. Kurhula Estate (new property/accommodation service)
A full short-stay and property browsing experience powered by the Kurhula Estate partnership.
* A dedicated Kurhula Estate home screen featuring highlighted properties and category shortcuts.
* An "Explore" experience to browse all properties and provinces.
* Browse properties by province.
* Filter properties by category (e.g. self-catering, hotels, lodges, family stays).
* A property detail page with photos, description, pricing and reservation flow.
* A reservation history page with tabs (including an "Approved reservations" tab) and an improved layout.
* A Stay Tips section in Settings to help guests get the most out of their stay.
* A Kurhula Partnership page added to Settings — clearly displaying the partnership branding and the effective date of the agreement.
C. Pharmacy (brand new vertical)
A complete digital pharmacy experience, from prescription upload to delivery.
Shopping & ordering
* A Pharmacy home screen with automatic location detection and a delivery-address field at the top.
* Quick-action shortcuts including direct access to "My Cart".
* A "Featured Deals" section showing live promotions from pharmacies.
* A browsable category grid with a dedicated products screen per category.
* A shopping cart with:
* Friendly empty-state.
* Delivery address entry with location auto-detect.
* Full checkout, payment and order placement.
* Clear sale indicators showing the sale price next to the original price.
1.2.1 Jun 9
Bug Fixes
version 1.1.10 Apr 28
Support Tickets — Real-time Replies
Rides can be scheduled.
1.1.9 Apr 24
Clearer verification feedback — you'll now see specific reasons if verification doesn't pass, with helpful tips to retry.
Identity verification is now required when booking a ride with a previous driver, for added safety.
Improved identity verification — Trupic now checks face match, liveness, and deepfake detection for stronger security
1.1.8 Apr 17
Improvement for voucher claiming
Addition municipal portals, including service requests, account and order views, and Mkhulu prepaid electricity token vending.
more Version 1.3.18 4d ago
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