Using Apps on PC

Chomeur

For some reason, there's a host of grocery delivery apps that have been launched recently that only run on phones, not web browsers on PCs. They keep making me offers for cheap delivery but it's really fiddly to use them on my phone. So can I use them on my PC? I installed Microsoft's Your Phone, and was very hopeful, but it doesn't show Apps like I thought it would from this article https://uk.pcmag.com/blackberry-apps/121789/4-free-ways-to-run-android-apps-on-your-pc. Any ideas? I have Windows 10 Home and a Sony Xperia phone. Thanks

Chomeur

Actually gopuff (strange name) at least is available through a browser.

Jenni_D

You could install an Android emulator (I use Nox with Nova launcher and it emulates a Samsung S9 [from memory]) ... this emulates an Android device which you can connect to your Google account. Then you can install the shopping apps and so use them on your PC.

mobileron

all the major supermarkets will work via  your browser on a PC,just add them to favourites. Can u name some that dont work?

Chomeur

mobileron said:

all the major supermarkets will work via  your browser on a PC,just add them to favourites. Can u name some that dont work?

I'm not talking about supermarkets. Look at getir and jiffy.

Zinger549

You could get bluestacks It's an Android emulator. Allows use to use apps on your computer.

Chomeur

Couldn't resist posting this from gopuff. As long as it's artificial, you can have it. A real orange? Forget it.

getmore4less

I tried a PC emulator of a phone and it was not that much easier than just using the phone

GDB2222

I've recently signed up to ZAPP, which is a similar grocery delivery app. I got £10 credit, and my son got £10 as well for sending me a referral link. So, that's £20 for them to 'buy' a new customer.

I've used them just the once, to use up my credit.

Would I use them again? No, I don't need to pay someone to deliver a couple of somewhat over-priced items, although I was impressed how quickly the stuff arrived. About ten minutes from placing the order to the guy ringing my doorbell. So, really, that £20 hasn't bought them a new customer. It's bought them someone who has tried their service, but won't become a long term customer.

Given that the app is on my phone, what would be the point of running it on my PC? Geekery aside, ofc.

Chomeur

GDB2222 said:

I've recently signed up to ZAPP, which is a similar grocery delivery app. I got £10 credit, and my son got £10 as well for sending me a referral link. So, that's £20 for them to 'buy' a new customer.

I've used them just the once, to use up my credit.

Would I use them again? No, I don't need to pay someone to deliver a couple of somewhat over-priced items, although I was impressed how quickly the stuff arrived. About ten minutes from placing the order to the guy ringing my doorbell. So, really, that £20 hasn't bought them a new customer. It's bought them someone who has tried their service, but won't become a long term customer.

Given that the app is on my phone, what would be the point of running it on my PC? Geekery aside, ofc.

I rather agree with you on the apps. They are good value with the discount, otherwise better to actually go to the supermarket for a small shop (where you will actually be able to buy things like fruit). But they do offer promotions beyond the original sign-up one. I ended up buying a load of very good value beer from gopuff, but I still need to go to the supermarket to buy the things I really need.

It would be a lot easier on my PC - easier to type in the search  box, and navigate around.

getmore4less

Chomeur said:

GDB2222 said:

I've recently signed up to ZAPP, which is a similar grocery delivery app. I got £10 credit, and my son got £10 as well for sending me a referral link. So, that's £20 for them to 'buy' a new customer.

I've used them just the once, to use up my credit.

Would I use them again? No, I don't need to pay someone to deliver a couple of somewhat over-priced items, although I was impressed how quickly the stuff arrived. About ten minutes from placing the order to the guy ringing my doorbell. So, really, that £20 hasn't bought them a new customer. It's bought them someone who has tried their service, but won't become a long term customer.

Given that the app is on my phone, what would be the point of running it on my PC? Geekery aside, ofc.

I rather agree with you on the apps. They are good value with the discount, otherwise better to actually go to the supermarket for a small shop (where you will actually be able to buy things like fruit). But they do offer promotions beyond the original sign-up one. I ended up buying a load of very good value beer from gopuff, but I still need to go to the supermarket to buy the things I really need.

It would be a lot easier on my PC - easier to type in the search  box, and navigate around.

That's what I looked at if they really had the goblin in stock at 57p 500ml bottles I would have bough the lot
(don't deliver in my areas)

https://gopuff.com/#alcohol/beer/hobgoblin_ruby_ale_500ml