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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 106 · 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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  9. 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.📊 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: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  22. 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  24. 24.💡 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
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  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 bill splitter
  28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  30. 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
  35. 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. forgetting birthdays
  3. a medicine reminder
  4. Yes
  5. a free study-room finder
  6. a lost-and-found board
  7. 13
  8. losing water bottles
  9. False
  10. False
  11. Yes
  12. False
  13. 45
  14. wasting pocket money
  15. losing water bottles
  16. a bill splitter
  17. Yes
  18. no quiet study place
  19. wasting pocket money
  20. a page of random dots
  21. 2
  22. ask possible users
  23. 2
  24. hard to use
  25. a library due-date alert
  26. Yes
  27. a bill splitter
  28. True
  29. 12
  30. “Kids forget homework”
  31. 3
  32. a study-room finder
  33. 53
  34. an app that just says hi
  35. a problem to solve
  36. a blank grey screen
  37. 1
  38. a button with no action
  39. 14
  40. 37

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