App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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