App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 400 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
16. 16.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes

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