App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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