App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 339 · 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) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
8. 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
20. 20.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
27. 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder

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