App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 577 · 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) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   no quiet study place: 12 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action 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 bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
25. 25.💡 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
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
29. 29.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
38. 38.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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