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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 246 · 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 app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
  7. 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  18. 18.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. missing the bus
  3. 30
  4. True
  5. 4
  6. “Kids forget homework”
  7. True
  8. False
  9. 38
  10. hard to use
  11. a bill splitter
  12. an app that just says hi
  13. wasting pocket money
  14. 30
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. 47
  17. 49
  18. False
  19. 9
  20. 22
  21. Yes
  22. wasting pocket money
  23. losing water bottles
  24. a medicine reminder
  25. forgetting birthdays
  26. 16
  27. No
  28. Yes
  29. True
  30. wasting pocket money
  31. a button with no action
  32. 8
  33. False
  34. a bill splitter
  35. 5
  36. missing the bus
  37. Yes
  38. the most common need
  39. a page of random dots
  40. ask possible users

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