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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 142 · 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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes

Answer key

  1. a blank grey screen
  2. a button with no action
  3. 16
  4. forgetting birthdays
  5. forgetting birthdays
  6. losing water bottles
  7. a problem to solve
  8. a homework planner
  9. a medicine reminder
  10. 33
  11. No
  12. 1
  13. 9
  14. 46
  15. 40
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. no quiet study place
  18. an app that just says hi
  19. 54
  20. 50
  21. a study-room finder
  22. the most common need
  23. No
  24. Yes
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. True
  27. Yes
  28. a free study-room finder
  29. hard to use
  30. 13
  31. 23
  32. Yes
  33. False
  34. 13
  35. 1
  36. 50
  37. a bill splitter
  38. ask possible users
  39. 2
  40. 19

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