App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 531 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
11. 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
19. 19.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) a blank grey screen
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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 lost-and-found board
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
29. 29.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
30. 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
39. 39.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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