App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 406 · 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) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
9. 9.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
17. 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
24. 24.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
37. 37.💡 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 study-room finder
38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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