App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 517 · 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 homework”?
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
7. 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
10. 10.💡 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
11. 11.💡 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
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
13. 13.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board

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