App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 310 · 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 homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
20. 20.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
28. 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder

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