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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 225 · 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 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 bill splitter
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  13. 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  40. 40.💡 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 bill splitter

Answer key

  1. a bill splitter
  2. missing the bus
  3. a button with no action
  4. forgetting homework
  5. hard to use
  6. 41
  7. 40
  8. False
  9. False
  10. 22
  11. False
  12. losing water bottles
  13. False
  14. losing water bottles
  15. a bill splitter
  16. 11
  17. 10
  18. False
  19. 2
  20. 8
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. False
  25. forgetting birthdays
  26. wasting pocket money
  27. No
  28. Yes
  29. ask possible users
  30. 37
  31. No
  32. 16
  33. a page of random dots
  34. Yes
  35. “Kids forget homework”
  36. Yes
  37. a free study-room finder
  38. no quiet study place
  39. missing the bus
  40. a lost-and-found board

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