App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 457 · 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.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
4. 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
   no quiet study place: 24 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   no quiet study place: 15 votes
   wasting pocket money: 11 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
12. 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
32. 32.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
35. 35.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
40. 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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