App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 161 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.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 page of random dots
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
12. 12.💡 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
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
29. 29.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) very small
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
35. 35.📊 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: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
36. 36.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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