App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 256 · 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 free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 16 votes
6. 6.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
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
19. 19.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
28. 28.💡 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
29. 29.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
37. 37.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus

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