App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 683 · 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: 5 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
   wasting pocket money: 13 votes
2. 2.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 11 votes
   missing the bus: 6 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
   losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
15. 15.💡 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
16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
18. 18.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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