App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 141 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   missing the bus: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
6. 6.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 medicine reminder
7. 7.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
17. 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
25. 25.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
32. 32.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
37. 37.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus

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