App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 353 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
2. 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
7. 7.💡 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
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
13. 13.💡 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
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
21. 21.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder

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