App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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