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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 316 · 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: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  7. 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  19. 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  20. 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  34. 34.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  37. 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. 44
  3. a study-room finder
  4. a library due-date alert
  5. a blank grey screen
  6. 33
  7. ask possible users
  8. 43
  9. 31
  10. a bill splitter
  11. 46
  12. 15
  13. True
  14. Yes
  15. 41
  16. forgetting homework
  17. a problem to solve
  18. a page of random dots
  19. the most common need
  20. False
  21. No
  22. 1
  23. an app that just says hi
  24. losing water bottles
  25. True
  26. Yes
  27. Yes
  28. True
  29. a homework planner
  30. 1
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. No
  33. “Kids forget homework”
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. 51
  37. False
  38. False
  39. 17
  40. 9

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