App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 665 · 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: 4 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
   wasting pocket money: 16 votes
   missing the bus: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 8 votes
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
5. 5.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
10. 10.💡 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
11. 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
19. 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework

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