App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 249 · 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 a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
7. 7.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
16. 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
36. 36.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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