App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 494 · 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? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
13. 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
17. 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board

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