App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 60 · 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.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
4. 4.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 19 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
11. 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
17. 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
21. 21.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
31. 31.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner

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