App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 291 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 20 votes
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
16. 16.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
18. 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
19. 19.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
33. 33.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
35. 35.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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