App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 276 · 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 free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 21 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
19. 19.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
21. 21.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
25. 25.💡 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
26. 26.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
32. 32.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
39. 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board

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