App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 609 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
3. 3.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 free study-room finder
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 17 votes
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
12. 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
20. 20.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
35. 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter

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