App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 133 · 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?
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
3. 3.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 13 votes
   losing water bottles: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
18. 18.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
24. 24.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
28. 28.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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