App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 393 · 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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
21. 21.📊 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: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
33. 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
38. 38.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes

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