App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 80 · 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 lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
6. 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
24. 24.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
26. 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
29. 29.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
35. 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
38. 38.💡 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
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
40. 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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