App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 252 · 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.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
9. 9.💡 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 medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
29. 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
39. 39.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action

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