App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 366 · 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.💡 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
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
7. 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
9. 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
11. 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
20. 20.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
27. 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
29. 29.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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