App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 429 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
11. 11.💡 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
12. 12.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a 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 bill splitter
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
21. 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
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?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots

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