App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 296 · 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 medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
16. 16.💡 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 medicine reminder
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
18. 18.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
22. 22.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
24. 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
32. 32.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
35. 35.True or false: a blank grey screen 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 “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
39. 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action

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