App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 26 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
4. 4.💡 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
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
   wasting pocket money: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
7. 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
22. 22.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
33. 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
39. 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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