App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 145 · 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 app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
4. 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 25 votes
   losing water bottles: 23 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
22. 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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 page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
36. 36.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
37. 37.💡 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
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes

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