App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 160 · 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: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   no quiet study place: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
3. 3.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
17. 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

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