App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 483 · 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: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.💡 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
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 12 votes
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
22. 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
31. 31.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 bill splitter
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

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