App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 261 · 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 medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 25 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
10. 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
27. 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
40. 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build

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