App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 571 · 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.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

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