App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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