App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 136 · 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? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
12. 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
18. 18.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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