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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 198 · 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: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  20. 20.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  32. 32.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  37. 37.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  38. 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes

Answer key

  1. forgetting birthdays
  2. 37
  3. forgetting homework
  4. a medicine reminder
  5. wasting pocket money
  6. 2
  7. 51
  8. hard to use
  9. wasting pocket money
  10. 21
  11. a lost-and-found board
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a lost-and-found board
  15. False
  16. False
  17. False
  18. losing water bottles
  19. no quiet study place
  20. False
  21. Yes
  22. No
  23. missing the bus
  24. an app that just says hi
  25. 13
  26. 40
  27. losing water bottles
  28. a study-room finder
  29. the most common need
  30. No
  31. forgetting homework
  32. True
  33. 36
  34. True
  35. missing the bus
  36. missing the bus
  37. a problem to solve
  38. “Kids forget homework”
  39. a bill splitter
  40. 44

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