App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 658 · 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? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
   no quiet study place: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
6. 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
   missing the bus: 21 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
12. 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
19. 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
37. 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
40. 40.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

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