App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 624 · 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 app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   losing water bottles: 20 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 12 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
7. 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
12. 12.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 library due-date alert
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
16. 16.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
34. 34.💡 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
35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
39. 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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