App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 472 · 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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
4. 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
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 birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
19. 19.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
36. 36.💡 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
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place

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