App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 402 · 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 a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) very small
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
10. 10.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
25. 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
32. 32.💡 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
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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