App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 620 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   missing the bus: 13 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting homework: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
   wasting pocket money: 21 votes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 3 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
15. 15.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
17. 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
32. 32.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
36. 36.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
37. 37.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder

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