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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 130 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  37. 37.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  38. 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. the most common need
  6. 37
  7. missing the bus
  8. losing water bottles
  9. forgetting birthdays
  10. wasting pocket money
  11. a bill splitter
  12. a free study-room finder
  13. 35
  14. 37
  15. 49
  16. 33
  17. a button with no action
  18. No
  19. a blank grey screen
  20. 47
  21. a medicine reminder
  22. a medicine reminder
  23. 42
  24. a page of random dots
  25. a homework planner
  26. a lost-and-found board
  27. losing water bottles
  28. a study-room finder
  29. missing the bus
  30. 10
  31. True
  32. 56
  33. a problem to solve
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. 3
  36. a homework planner
  37. ask possible users
  38. True
  39. 31
  40. no quiet study place

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