App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 378 · 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 homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
14. 14.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
18. 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
26. 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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