App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 44 · 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.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
2. 2.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
15. 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
30. 30.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
31. 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework

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