App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 500 · 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 more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
2. 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
11. 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
15. 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
21. 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
32. 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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