App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 673 · 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 “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   forgetting homework: 20 votes
   missing the bus: 18 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
2. 2.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   wasting pocket money: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
26. 26.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 library due-date alert
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
29. 29.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework

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