App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 320 · 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: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes
6. 6.💡 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
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
8. 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
19. 19.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
25. 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
32. 32.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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