App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 439 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
2. 2.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 free study-room finder
3. 3.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 medicine reminder
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
5. 5.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
8. 8.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.💡 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
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter 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) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
40. 40.💡 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

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