App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 16 · 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? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   missing the bus: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.💡 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 medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
25. 25.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
31. 31.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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