App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 462 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 17 votes
   no quiet study place: 13 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
13. 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
17. 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
22. 22.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
35. 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
36. 36.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place

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