App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 667 · 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 students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   missing the bus: 20 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 21 votes
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 3 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 9 votes
7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
12. 12.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
27. 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
30. 30.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes

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