App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 411 · 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: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
5. 5.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 21 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
40. 40.💡 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

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