App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 492 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
17. 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
23. 23.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) very small
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
27. 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
29. 29.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
34. 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

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