App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 650 · 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? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
3. 3.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
6. 6.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
8. 8.💡 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 homework planner
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
12. 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
26. 26.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
35. 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action

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