App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 679 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 17 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
5. 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   forgetting homework: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
15. 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
16. 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
20. 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
22. 22.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 library due-date alert
23. 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
29. 29.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
32. 32.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
33. 33.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework

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