App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 238 · 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) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
3. 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
26. 26.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
36. 36.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes

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