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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 302 · 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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  15. 15.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  21. 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  27. 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  32. 32.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  34. 34.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 library due-date alert
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes

Answer key

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

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