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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 185 · 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?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  18. 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  40. 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. no quiet study place
  2. a lost-and-found board
  3. No
  4. hard to use
  5. the most common need
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. a homework planner
  8. a free study-room finder
  9. ask possible users
  10. forgetting homework
  11. 17
  12. 2
  13. False
  14. a problem to solve
  15. forgetting homework
  16. Yes
  17. 7
  18. True
  19. “Kids forget homework”
  20. a bill splitter
  21. a button with no action
  22. No
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. a blank grey screen
  25. a bill splitter
  26. 50
  27. a lost-and-found board
  28. False
  29. 43
  30. 37
  31. 48
  32. forgetting birthdays
  33. True
  34. a study-room finder
  35. Yes
  36. a page of random dots
  37. 35
  38. forgetting birthdays
  39. missing the bus
  40. False

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