App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 404 · 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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
13. 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
15. 15.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
20. 20.💡 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 lost-and-found board
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
22. 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
25. 25.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
31. 31.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder

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