App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 502 · 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 “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
4. 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 11 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
10. 10.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
25. 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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