App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 719 · 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: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
   no quiet study place: 6 votes
   missing the bus: 7 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 6 votes
   wasting pocket money: 20 votes
   no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
26. 26.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
33. 33.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
38. 38.📊 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: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

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