App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 578 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
14. 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
20. 20.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
25. 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
30. 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
38. 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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