App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 131 · 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 button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 24 votes
4. 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
16. 16.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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