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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 207 · 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.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  3. 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
  6. 6.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  8. 8.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  21. 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  26. 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  40. 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 19
  3. True
  4. 19
  5. a button with no action
  6. False
  7. forgetting homework
  8. True
  9. Yes
  10. a study-room finder
  11. an app that just says hi
  12. 44
  13. a study-room finder
  14. a library due-date alert
  15. Yes
  16. 35
  17. No
  18. no quiet study place
  19. ask possible users
  20. 1
  21. False
  22. True
  23. forgetting birthdays
  24. Yes
  25. 1
  26. False
  27. a problem to solve
  28. 3
  29. Yes
  30. True
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. hard to use
  33. 15
  34. 34
  35. forgetting homework
  36. 53
  37. No
  38. wasting pocket money
  39. 50
  40. the most common need

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