App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 458 · 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.💡 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
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   wasting pocket money: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
11. 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
18. 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
20. 20.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
24. 24.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
31. 31.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes

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