App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 152 · 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: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 15 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 25 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
13. 13.💡 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
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
39. 39.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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