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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 270 · 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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  9. 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  19. 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. False
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. a free study-room finder
  5. True
  6. 19
  7. ask possible users
  8. a problem to solve
  9. True
  10. 2
  11. True
  12. 43
  13. forgetting homework
  14. False
  15. 7
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. 34
  18. a blank grey screen
  19. “Kids forget homework”
  20. 43
  21. a study-room finder
  22. losing water bottles
  23. 43
  24. losing water bottles
  25. losing water bottles
  26. True
  27. Yes
  28. 9
  29. 40
  30. No
  31. an app that just says hi
  32. a medicine reminder
  33. Yes
  34. 39
  35. 5
  36. Yes
  37. a button with no action
  38. missing the bus
  39. 18
  40. 42

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