App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 240 · 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.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
16. 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
21. 21.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
25. 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
28. 28.💡 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
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
35. 35.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) an app that just says hi
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes

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