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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 278 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  7. 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  10. 10.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  17. 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  19. 19.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. No
  3. a problem to solve
  4. a bill splitter
  5. No
  6. hard to use
  7. the most common need
  8. no quiet study place
  9. missing the bus
  10. False
  11. 32
  12. Yes
  13. Yes
  14. a bill splitter
  15. False
  16. a blank grey screen
  17. ask possible users
  18. wasting pocket money
  19. True
  20. True
  21. False
  22. wasting pocket money
  23. 20
  24. a homework planner
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. Yes
  27. forgetting homework
  28. True
  29. 6
  30. True
  31. 12
  32. 31
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. No
  36. forgetting homework
  37. 7
  38. forgetting birthdays
  39. 27
  40. a button with no action

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