App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 226 · 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?
   no quiet study place: 13 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
4. 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 23 votes
10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
15. 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
20. 20.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
21. 21.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
28. 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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