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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 195 · 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?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
  8. 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  10. 10.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  17. 17.📊 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: 23 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  22. 22.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
  26. 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  27. 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  28. 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. forgetting homework
  2. 1
  3. an app that just says hi
  4. 1
  5. Yes
  6. True
  7. a page of random dots
  8. False
  9. wasting pocket money
  10. False
  11. No
  12. Yes
  13. a button with no action
  14. 37
  15. 45
  16. hard to use
  17. no quiet study place
  18. a lost-and-found board
  19. losing water bottles
  20. Yes
  21. a library due-date alert
  22. True
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. 15
  25. a bill splitter
  26. a problem to solve
  27. ask possible users
  28. True
  29. a blank grey screen
  30. 51
  31. No
  32. 15
  33. False
  34. 30
  35. No
  36. 10
  37. 30
  38. False
  39. the most common need
  40. True

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