App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 419 · 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.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 16 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
10. 10.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
37. 37.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
39. 39.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money

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