App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 97 · 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: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
   missing the bus: 10 votes
   losing water bottles: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 23 votes
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
22. 22.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
26. 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
28. 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
30. 30.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
34. 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
38. 38.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board

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