App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 669 · 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?
   missing the bus: 17 votes
   wasting pocket money: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
3. 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   missing the bus: 11 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
7. 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 12 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
15. 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
19. 19.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
23. 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
28. 28.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 bill splitter
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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