App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 272 · 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 blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
7. 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
8. 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
9. 9.💡 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
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
11. 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes

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