App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 680 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
   no quiet study place: 7 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 16 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes
   forgetting homework: 15 votes
10. 10.💡 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 bill splitter
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
22. 22.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
26. 26.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
29. 29.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
40. 40.💡 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 study-room finder

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