App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 520 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
3. 3.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   missing the bus: 24 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
20. 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
21. 21.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
34. 34.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
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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