App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 275 · 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 button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
9. 9.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
25. 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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