App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 360 · 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? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
3. 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 16 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
26. 26.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
30. 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
39. 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action

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