App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 718 · 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.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
4. 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
   losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
26. 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
35. 35.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
37. 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter

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