App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 381 · 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: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
16. 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
26. 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
37. 37.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
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi

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