App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 453 · 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 a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
7. 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
16. 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
18. 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
20. 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
23. 23.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder

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