App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 634 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 23 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 19 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 17 votes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
18. 18.💡 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 bill splitter
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder

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