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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 304 · 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 an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  11. 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  25. 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  29. 29.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  34. 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  37. 37.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus

Answer key

  1. No
  2. losing water bottles
  3. 5
  4. no quiet study place
  5. 1
  6. missing the bus
  7. Yes
  8. the most common need
  9. 28
  10. missing the bus
  11. True
  12. a bill splitter
  13. ask possible users
  14. 17
  15. hard to use
  16. 2
  17. a free study-room finder
  18. 5
  19. a page of random dots
  20. a medicine reminder
  21. True
  22. No
  23. no quiet study place
  24. losing water bottles
  25. a problem to solve
  26. 3
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. a medicine reminder
  29. “Kids forget homework”
  30. 14
  31. 26
  32. False
  33. a bill splitter
  34. True
  35. a homework planner
  36. a lost-and-found board
  37. True
  38. a study-room finder
  39. 8
  40. missing the bus

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