App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 689 · 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? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
2. 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
6. 6.💡 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
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 3 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   losing water bottles: 9 votes
10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
26. 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
29. 29.💡 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 bill splitter
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
31. 31.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
37. 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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