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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 100 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  6. 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  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 medicine reminder
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. a bill splitter
  3. Yes
  4. 14
  5. a button with no action
  6. True
  7. “Kids forget homework”
  8. hard to use
  9. 63
  10. a library due-date alert
  11. losing water bottles
  12. a study-room finder
  13. an app that just says hi
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. 3
  16. losing water bottles
  17. 19
  18. forgetting homework
  19. False
  20. Yes
  21. ask possible users
  22. a bill splitter
  23. 34
  24. a problem to solve
  25. a page of random dots
  26. False
  27. a free study-room finder
  28. a study-room finder
  29. Yes
  30. Yes
  31. No
  32. the most common need
  33. 14
  34. 52
  35. a lost-and-found board
  36. no quiet study place
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a bill splitter
  40. 45

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