App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 481 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
9. 9.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
10. 10.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
27. 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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