App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 228 · 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 students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
19. 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
20. 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
30. 30.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 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 homework planner
32. 32.True or false: a button with no action 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 birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board

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