App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 655 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 9 votes
   no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
4. 4.💡 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
5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
12. 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
14. 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
25. 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
31. 31.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
36. 36.💡 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 bill splitter
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
38. 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board

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