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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 222 · 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) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  4. 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  7. 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  10. 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  14. 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  16. 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  38. 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. a page of random dots
  3. 1
  4. False
  5. 6
  6. no quiet study place
  7. False
  8. 56
  9. 27
  10. ask possible users
  11. 44
  12. 21
  13. a medicine reminder
  14. False
  15. 11
  16. True
  17. 24
  18. 13
  19. 55
  20. 3
  21. 7
  22. a homework planner
  23. False
  24. a medicine reminder
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. a free study-room finder
  27. 33
  28. 37
  29. True
  30. True
  31. 6
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. a medicine reminder
  35. a bill splitter
  36. No
  37. a bill splitter
  38. “Kids forget homework”
  39. wasting pocket money
  40. Yes

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