App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 595 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 13 votes
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   missing the bus: 19 votes
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
26. 26.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 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
28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter

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