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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 294 · 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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
  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.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  22. 22.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. a medicine reminder
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. 36
  7. 17
  8. Yes
  9. forgetting birthdays
  10. a bill splitter
  11. 2
  12. a page of random dots
  13. False
  14. 13
  15. No
  16. 26
  17. hard to use
  18. 17
  19. “Kids forget homework”
  20. a bill splitter
  21. a medicine reminder
  22. False
  23. Yes
  24. forgetting homework
  25. No
  26. True
  27. 36
  28. 13
  29. a study-room finder
  30. wasting pocket money
  31. a lost-and-found board
  32. Yes
  33. 56
  34. 50
  35. forgetting birthdays
  36. forgetting homework
  37. 6
  38. 36
  39. a homework planner
  40. a free study-room finder

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