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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 117 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  2. 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  18. 18.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  30. 30.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  36. 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. the most common need
  3. no quiet study place
  4. 40
  5. a lost-and-found board
  6. missing the bus
  7. hard to use
  8. No
  9. ask possible users
  10. no quiet study place
  11. a medicine reminder
  12. Yes
  13. forgetting birthdays
  14. False
  15. a free study-room finder
  16. Yes
  17. a button with no action
  18. False
  19. forgetting homework
  20. 10
  21. a homework planner
  22. a study-room finder
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. forgetting homework
  25. Yes
  26. False
  27. True
  28. forgetting birthdays
  29. 2
  30. False
  31. No
  32. True
  33. 6
  34. no quiet study place
  35. missing the bus
  36. True
  37. 18
  38. “Kids forget homework”
  39. 7
  40. Yes

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