App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 305 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
3. 3.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
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
9. 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
23. 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
37. 37.💡 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
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action

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