App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 325 · 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 medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
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: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
16. 16.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
17. 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
22. 22.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
30. 30.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
36. 36.💡 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 homework planner
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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