App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 398 · 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 medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
24. 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
34. 34.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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