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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 114 · 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 button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  15. 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  35. 35.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. True
  2. losing water bottles
  3. 50
  4. ask possible users
  5. the most common need
  6. missing the bus
  7. a library due-date alert
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. 3
  10. 12
  11. 4
  12. missing the bus
  13. a page of random dots
  14. a blank grey screen
  15. False
  16. an app that just says hi
  17. a homework planner
  18. 46
  19. No
  20. False
  21. hard to use
  22. a lost-and-found board
  23. losing water bottles
  24. No
  25. forgetting birthdays
  26. 12
  27. No
  28. a bill splitter
  29. a button with no action
  30. True
  31. losing water bottles
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. Yes
  34. wasting pocket money
  35. False
  36. wasting pocket money
  37. a bill splitter
  38. 30
  39. 44
  40. losing water bottles

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