App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 308 · 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 bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
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 medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
28. 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
36. 36.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles

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