App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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