App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 328 · 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: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
2. 2.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
16. 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus

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