App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 659 · 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?
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 25 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
11. 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
23. 23.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
32. 32.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter

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