App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 474 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
19. 19.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
25. 25.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
38. 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action

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