App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 501 · 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 homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 11 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
4. 4.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
6. 6.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
10. 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
16. 16.💡 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
17. 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
19. 19.💡 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
20. 20.📊 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: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes

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