App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 365 · 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 library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
9. 9.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 page of random dots
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
11. 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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