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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 151 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  12. 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  18. 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  28. 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes

Answer key

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

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