App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 722 · 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.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
   wasting pocket money: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 8 votes
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
   no quiet study place: 17 votes
   losing water bottles: 23 votes
   forgetting homework: 7 votes
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 9 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
   losing water bottles: 10 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   missing the bus: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
10. 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
16. 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
22. 22.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 free study-room finder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
33. 33.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
36. 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
39. 39.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes

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