App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 269 · 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: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.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 library due-date alert
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
   no quiet study place: 10 votes
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
12. 12.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
13. 13.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
17. 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
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 bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money

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