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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 271 · 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 no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  16. 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  20. 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  23. 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  27. 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
  28. 28.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  38. 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes

Answer key

  1. a button with no action
  2. “Kids forget homework”
  3. Yes
  4. ask possible users
  5. a page of random dots
  6. False
  7. a blank grey screen
  8. 5
  9. a bill splitter
  10. a medicine reminder
  11. False
  12. 31
  13. wasting pocket money
  14. an app that just says hi
  15. missing the bus
  16. True
  17. a bill splitter
  18. forgetting homework
  19. a homework planner
  20. True
  21. No
  22. a bill splitter
  23. True
  24. wasting pocket money
  25. 13
  26. 12
  27. hard to use
  28. True
  29. forgetting homework
  30. 36
  31. 48
  32. Yes
  33. the most common need
  34. 5
  35. 12
  36. 53
  37. wasting pocket money
  38. a problem to solve
  39. a study-room finder
  40. 2

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