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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 250 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  8. 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  28. 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  30. 30.💡 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
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  33. 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  35. 35.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. no quiet study place
  4. 42
  5. False
  6. 20
  7. a problem to solve
  8. False
  9. False
  10. “Kids forget homework”
  11. a homework planner
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. Yes
  14. 2
  15. Yes
  16. 17
  17. 32
  18. No
  19. a study-room finder
  20. 9
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a study-room finder
  24. 56
  25. missing the bus
  26. a bill splitter
  27. a bill splitter
  28. True
  29. a lost-and-found board
  30. hard to use
  31. forgetting birthdays
  32. wasting pocket money
  33. True
  34. 2
  35. False
  36. 45
  37. a library due-date alert
  38. a medicine reminder
  39. the most common need
  40. 52

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