App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 441 · 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 no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus

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