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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 262 · 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 library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  6. 6.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  9. 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  23. 23.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  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 “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

  1. a library due-date alert
  2. a problem to solve
  3. Yes
  4. missing the bus
  5. a study-room finder
  6. True
  7. Yes
  8. a bill splitter
  9. hard to use
  10. a free study-room finder
  11. No
  12. an app that just says hi
  13. 13
  14. losing water bottles
  15. Yes
  16. a page of random dots
  17. False
  18. False
  19. 7
  20. Yes
  21. a medicine reminder
  22. the most common need
  23. ask possible users
  24. False
  25. 15
  26. 49
  27. no quiet study place
  28. 2
  29. 20
  30. True
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. True
  34. 40
  35. forgetting birthdays
  36. a study-room finder
  37. 2
  38. a button with no action
  39. forgetting birthdays
  40. No

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