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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 128 · 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: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  14. 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.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 bill splitter
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  25. 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  32. 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board

Answer key

  1. a study-room finder
  2. the most common need
  3. Yes
  4. a free study-room finder
  5. No
  6. Yes
  7. missing the bus
  8. missing the bus
  9. 5
  10. a page of random dots
  11. Yes
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. 52
  14. False
  15. 26
  16. No
  17. No
  18. a bill splitter
  19. a button with no action
  20. forgetting birthdays
  21. ask possible users
  22. 25
  23. False
  24. 1
  25. False
  26. hard to use
  27. a homework planner
  28. a bill splitter
  29. forgetting homework
  30. 41
  31. 51
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 13
  37. Yes
  38. 58
  39. 34
  40. a blank grey screen

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