App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 640 · 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.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
3. 3.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 24 votes
   missing the bus: 11 votes
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
8. 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
15. 15.💡 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
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
18. 18.💡 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
19. 19.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
34. 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
39. 39.💡 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
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes

Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students