App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 300 · 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) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
5. 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
7. 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
17. 17.💡 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 homework planner
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
36. 36.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
38. 38.💡 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
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles

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