App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 286 · 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.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   missing the bus: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
7. 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
18. 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
25. 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.💡 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 bill splitter
37. 37.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus

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