App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 101 · 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 students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
10. 10.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
25. 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes

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