App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 277 · 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 library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
14. 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
35. 35.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
40. 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use

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