App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 234 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
6. 6.💡 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 homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
7. 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
14. 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
15. 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
20. 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
26. 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework

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