App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 561 · 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) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 13 votes
6. 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.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) a button with no action
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
23. 23.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
27. 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board

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