App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 367 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   missing the bus: 12 votes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 21 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   missing the bus: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
17. 17.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
23. 23.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
34. 34.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
37. 37.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
38. 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
39. 39.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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