App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

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