App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 468 · 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) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 12 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
3. 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 16 votes
   losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
28. 28.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no 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: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
40. 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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