App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 123 · 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 no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
4. 4.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
6. 6.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
9. 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
12. 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.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 lost-and-found board
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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