App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 94 · 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 lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 24 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
   losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   wasting pocket money: 15 votes
   losing water bottles: 8 votes
   missing the bus: 10 votes
7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
8. 8.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
15. 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
27. 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
38. 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder

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