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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 298 · 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 page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  5. 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  10. 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  16. 16.📊 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: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  26. 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  31. 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  38. 38.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. a button with no action
  4. a medicine reminder
  5. False
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. False
  8. 37
  9. a medicine reminder
  10. ask possible users
  11. 14
  12. forgetting homework
  13. a problem to solve
  14. 1
  15. missing the bus
  16. 9
  17. a study-room finder
  18. 3
  19. No
  20. wasting pocket money
  21. 54
  22. 36
  23. no quiet study place
  24. 19
  25. 13
  26. the most common need
  27. a page of random dots
  28. a bill splitter
  29. 12
  30. a lost-and-found board
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a study-room finder
  34. 13
  35. 61
  36. a free study-room finder
  37. a bill splitter
  38. True
  39. Yes
  40. 38

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