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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 217 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  13. 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  15. 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  31. 31.💡 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
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  38. 38.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. 39
  3. “Kids forget homework”
  4. 2
  5. a lost-and-found board
  6. a medicine reminder
  7. 10
  8. Yes
  9. a free study-room finder
  10. 20
  11. False
  12. missing the bus
  13. True
  14. losing water bottles
  15. False
  16. False
  17. ask possible users
  18. 7
  19. a page of random dots
  20. Yes
  21. True
  22. forgetting homework
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a blank grey screen
  26. 42
  27. 2
  28. 14
  29. forgetting birthdays
  30. 52
  31. a study-room finder
  32. missing the bus
  33. 11
  34. a button with no action
  35. 55
  36. True
  37. 6
  38. True
  39. 55
  40. wasting pocket money

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