App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 149 · 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?
   losing water bottles: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
14. 14.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
22. 22.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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