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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 216 · 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 is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  2. 2.💡 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
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  4. 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  13. 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  35. 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  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? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes

Answer key

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

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