App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 705 · 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?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 11 votes
   forgetting homework: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
3. 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
   forgetting homework: 18 votes
   losing water bottles: 22 votes
   no quiet study place: 16 votes
5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
   wasting pocket money: 19 votes
   forgetting homework: 25 votes
   no quiet study place: 13 votes
8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
12. 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
13. 13.💡 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
14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
15. 15.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
17. 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
31. 31.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 free study-room finder
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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