App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 258 · 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 button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
11. 11.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
19. 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 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
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus

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