App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 140 · 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 no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
6. 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
13. 13.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
18. 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
36. 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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