App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 201 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
2. 2.💡 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
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 6 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?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
23. 23.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
26. 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
36. 36.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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