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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 183 · 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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  5. 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.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) an app that just says hi
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  9. 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  19. 19.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  25. 25.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 button with no action
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

  1. no quiet study place
  2. Yes
  3. Yes
  4. missing the bus
  5. True
  6. an app that just says hi
  7. Yes
  8. a free study-room finder
  9. False
  10. 17
  11. a study-room finder
  12. 7
  13. ask possible users
  14. a bill splitter
  15. a button with no action
  16. 39
  17. No
  18. a homework planner
  19. True
  20. missing the bus
  21. False
  22. a lost-and-found board
  23. No
  24. a problem to solve
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. 57
  27. a homework planner
  28. losing water bottles
  29. 7
  30. a bill splitter
  31. Yes
  32. a blank grey screen
  33. 12
  34. 43
  35. a study-room finder
  36. 3
  37. No
  38. 29
  39. 55
  40. a lost-and-found board

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