App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 42 · 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 page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
6. 6.💡 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
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
12. 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
24. 24.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.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 medicine reminder
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter

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