App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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