App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 471 · 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) No (b) Yes
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
15. 15.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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 bill splitter
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 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
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays

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