App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 32 · 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) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 12 votes
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
17. 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
19. 19.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
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

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