App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 599 · 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 free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
4. 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   wasting pocket money: 7 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
40. 40.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour

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