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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 247 · 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: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  11. 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  13. 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  25. 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. ask possible users
  3. “Kids forget homework”
  4. Yes
  5. a problem to solve
  6. 11
  7. missing the bus
  8. 20
  9. 38
  10. 5
  11. hard to use
  12. no quiet study place
  13. True
  14. 13
  15. a free study-room finder
  16. No
  17. False
  18. Yes
  19. a button with no action
  20. 7
  21. forgetting homework
  22. a library due-date alert
  23. 11
  24. losing water bottles
  25. True
  26. Yes
  27. 3
  28. forgetting homework
  29. Yes
  30. False
  31. the most common need
  32. 3
  33. 44
  34. No
  35. No
  36. wasting pocket money
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. forgetting homework
  39. 46
  40. 1

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