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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 208 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. a bill splitter
  3. “Kids forget homework”
  4. losing water bottles
  5. hard to use
  6. 3
  7. losing water bottles
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. Yes
  10. Yes
  11. losing water bottles
  12. 21
  13. No
  14. an app that just says hi
  15. a page of random dots
  16. missing the bus
  17. wasting pocket money
  18. 12
  19. a homework planner
  20. a lost-and-found board
  21. ask possible users
  22. Yes
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. No
  25. a library due-date alert
  26. the most common need
  27. a homework planner
  28. missing the bus
  29. 34
  30. No
  31. a blank grey screen
  32. a problem to solve
  33. a bill splitter
  34. a study-room finder
  35. a study-room finder
  36. 8
  37. 38
  38. missing the bus
  39. 47
  40. 8

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