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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 122 · 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: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  20. 20.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  27. 27.💡 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
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  32. 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.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 library due-date alert
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. a bill splitter
  4. 37
  5. forgetting birthdays
  6. no quiet study place
  7. “Kids forget homework”
  8. 3
  9. losing water bottles
  10. 58
  11. 25
  12. a homework planner
  13. No
  14. 12
  15. missing the bus
  16. False
  17. True
  18. Yes
  19. a problem to solve
  20. False
  21. 35
  22. a study-room finder
  23. a bill splitter
  24. False
  25. forgetting homework
  26. wasting pocket money
  27. ask possible users
  28. 25
  29. a lost-and-found board
  30. 60
  31. 7
  32. the most common need
  33. 7
  34. a study-room finder
  35. missing the bus
  36. Yes
  37. No
  38. a library due-date alert
  39. a homework planner
  40. a blank grey screen

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