App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 90 · 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 blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 17 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
   losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
16. 16.💡 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
17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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