App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 527 · 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: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 13 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   missing the bus: 19 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
15. 15.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
39. 39.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 medicine reminder
40. 40.💡 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

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