App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 45 · 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?
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
   no quiet study place: 24 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 21 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
17. 17.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 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
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
22. 22.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
39. 39.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
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder

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