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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 313 · 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? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  20. 20.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  31. 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  37. 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 9
  3. No
  4. a library due-date alert
  5. 8
  6. losing water bottles
  7. a bill splitter
  8. no quiet study place
  9. 33
  10. “Kids forget homework”
  11. False
  12. Yes
  13. a page of random dots
  14. 5
  15. a medicine reminder
  16. hard to use
  17. True
  18. missing the bus
  19. no quiet study place
  20. ask possible users
  21. a free study-room finder
  22. 1
  23. 17
  24. a button with no action
  25. 14
  26. a homework planner
  27. 38
  28. 15
  29. True
  30. a study-room finder
  31. the most common need
  32. True
  33. a medicine reminder
  34. losing water bottles
  35. 62
  36. 42
  37. False
  38. forgetting birthdays
  39. a homework planner
  40. 28

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