App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 91 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   missing the bus: 20 votes
   no quiet study place: 18 votes
   wasting pocket money: 4 votes
3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 16 votes
   wasting pocket money: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
9. 9.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
23. 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
30. 30.💡 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
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
32. 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays

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