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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. Yes
  3. a homework planner
  4. 49
  5. 2
  6. True
  7. False
  8. the most common need
  9. a lost-and-found board
  10. 46
  11. No
  12. losing water bottles
  13. 3
  14. a problem to solve
  15. 19
  16. Yes
  17. a page of random dots
  18. True
  19. 38
  20. forgetting homework
  21. a study-room finder
  22. “Kids forget homework”
  23. an app that just says hi
  24. 7
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. True
  27. missing the bus
  28. hard to use
  29. Yes
  30. 1
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. ask possible users
  33. wasting pocket money
  34. No
  35. a blank grey screen
  36. False
  37. 1
  38. 40
  39. no quiet study place
  40. a library due-date alert

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