App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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