App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 126 · 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.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
10. 10.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
11. 11.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
16. 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
20. 20.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
21. 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
27. 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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