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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 289 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  23. 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  27. 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  36. 36.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  40. 40.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. a blank grey screen
  3. True
  4. losing water bottles
  5. losing water bottles
  6. 9
  7. forgetting birthdays
  8. No
  9. 24
  10. a lost-and-found board
  11. Yes
  12. 14
  13. Yes
  14. hard to use
  15. a bill splitter
  16. ask possible users
  17. a medicine reminder
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a button with no action
  21. True
  22. wasting pocket money
  23. False
  24. 43
  25. forgetting homework
  26. a medicine reminder
  27. True
  28. No
  29. a problem to solve
  30. a homework planner
  31. No
  32. missing the bus
  33. False
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. missing the bus
  36. False
  37. Yes
  38. 41
  39. 20
  40. “Kids forget homework”

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