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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 172 · 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 “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  10. 10.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 free study-room finder
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  13. 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  36. 36.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes

Answer key

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

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