App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 506 · 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 “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   wasting pocket money: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
17. 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
30. 30.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
39. 39.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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