App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 1 · 40 questions

Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

1. 1.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
8. 8.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
18. 18.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
21. 21.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter

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