App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 371 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) a page of random dots
9. 9.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
18. 18.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
26. 26.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
37. 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus

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