App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 397 · 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 bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
9. 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) very small
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
30. 30.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
33. 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes

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