App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 168 · 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 lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 20 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   missing the bus: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
23. 23.💡 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
24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
27. 27.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board

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