App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 104 · 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.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
6. 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
15. 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
27. 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
29. 29.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
30. 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
37. 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes

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