App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 224 · 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) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   no quiet study place: 10 votes
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
9. 9.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
18. 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
22. 22.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
27. 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
29. 29.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
32. 32.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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