App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 435 · 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: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
9. 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
27. 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
29. 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
31. 31.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
33. 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes

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