App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 515 · 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 “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 5 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
3. 3.💡 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 homework planner
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   wasting pocket money: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) very small
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
23. 23.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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 free study-room finder
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder

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