App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 297 · 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 page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
17. 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
32. 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
37. 37.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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