App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 230 · 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.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
2. 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
15. 15.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.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) a page of random dots
28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
35. 35.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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