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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 121 · 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 app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  3. 3.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  10. 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  18. 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  31. 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. 61
  3. False
  4. a problem to solve
  5. Yes
  6. No
  7. True
  8. missing the bus
  9. losing water bottles
  10. False
  11. ask possible users
  12. 16
  13. a blank grey screen
  14. 5
  15. a page of random dots
  16. wasting pocket money
  17. 3
  18. True
  19. 58
  20. losing water bottles
  21. No
  22. a study-room finder
  23. False
  24. 43
  25. an app that just says hi
  26. 1
  27. True
  28. True
  29. 45
  30. 8
  31. False
  32. missing the bus
  33. 9
  34. a bill splitter
  35. Yes
  36. hard to use
  37. 46
  38. True
  39. missing the bus
  40. 5

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