App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 368 · 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 more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
8. 8.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
24. 24.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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 no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
37. 37.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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