App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 267 · 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 medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
10. 10.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
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 lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
29. 29.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students