App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 255 · 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: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
14. 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
19. 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
24. 24.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
27. 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
29. 29.💡 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
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus

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