App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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