App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 175 · 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 homework: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
16. 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
32. 32.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
35. 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

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