App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 579 · 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 blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
5. 5.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
9. 9.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
18. 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
25. 25.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) very small
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner

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