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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 214 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  12. 12.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  16. 16.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  26. 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  34. 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes

Answer key

  1. ask possible users
  2. True
  3. 34
  4. forgetting birthdays
  5. Yes
  6. a bill splitter
  7. 48
  8. 12
  9. 38
  10. False
  11. 45
  12. True
  13. 37
  14. 2
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. True
  17. losing water bottles
  18. 34
  19. forgetting homework
  20. losing water bottles
  21. a page of random dots
  22. forgetting homework
  23. forgetting homework
  24. the most common need
  25. 38
  26. True
  27. a homework planner
  28. 35
  29. 34
  30. True
  31. Yes
  32. True
  33. wasting pocket money
  34. False
  35. missing the bus
  36. 34
  37. No
  38. True
  39. a lost-and-found board
  40. 57

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