App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 343 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
2. 2.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
6. 6.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
26. 26.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
33. 33.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
36. 36.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes

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