App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 109 · 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?
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
8. 8.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
25. 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
36. 36.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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