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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 31 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 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 homework planner
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  23. 23.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 medicine reminder
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  27. 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  30. 30.💡 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
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes

Answer key

  1. losing water bottles
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. 16
  4. True
  5. 4
  6. “Kids forget homework”
  7. a button with no action
  8. No
  9. No
  10. hard to use
  11. Yes
  12. a lost-and-found board
  13. missing the bus
  14. a problem to solve
  15. a bill splitter
  16. a study-room finder
  17. ask possible users
  18. 40
  19. False
  20. 55
  21. Yes
  22. 38
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. a blank grey screen
  25. 17
  26. a free study-room finder
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 41
  30. the most common need
  31. a bill splitter
  32. True
  33. 7
  34. missing the bus
  35. a library due-date alert
  36. a lost-and-found board
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. a bill splitter
  39. Yes
  40. 27

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