← Good app ideas solve a problem lesson New set →

App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 546 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. 1
  4. 13
  5. losing water bottles
  6. a problem to solve
  7. losing water bottles
  8. 18
  9. Yes
  10. the most common need
  11. Yes
  12. losing water bottles
  13. 42
  14. ask possible users
  15. losing water bottles
  16. losing water bottles
  17. 2
  18. 14
  19. False
  20. 40
  21. missing the bus
  22. 56
  23. losing water bottles
  24. 9
  25. No
  26. No
  27. 32
  28. a bill splitter
  29. losing water bottles
  30. Yes
  31. a study-room finder
  32. a study-room finder
  33. 5
  34. hard to use
  35. True
  36. False
  37. “Kids forget homework”
  38. a medicine reminder
  39. True
  40. 45

Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students