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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 285 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
  2. 2.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  27. 27.📊 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
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  33. 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. True
  3. Yes
  4. True
  5. wasting pocket money
  6. the most common need
  7. wasting pocket money
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. a homework planner
  10. a library due-date alert
  11. losing water bottles
  12. No
  13. an app that just says hi
  14. Yes
  15. forgetting homework
  16. 55
  17. 21
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a blank grey screen
  21. a bill splitter
  22. No
  23. No
  24. a problem to solve
  25. Yes
  26. no quiet study place
  27. 7
  28. 53
  29. 54
  30. No
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. 20
  33. “Kids forget homework”
  34. 8
  35. no quiet study place
  36. Yes
  37. 37
  38. True
  39. 32
  40. False

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