App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 243 · 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: 13 votes
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
2. 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
4. 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes
7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
30. 30.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
32. 32.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
40. 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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