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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 318 · 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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  5. 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  7. 7.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  21. 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  23. 23.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  25. 25.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes

Answer key

  1. a free study-room finder
  2. losing water bottles
  3. missing the bus
  4. a blank grey screen
  5. a problem to solve
  6. losing water bottles
  7. False
  8. 38
  9. 45
  10. True
  11. 17
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. 4
  14. Yes
  15. True
  16. Yes
  17. 18
  18. Yes
  19. a button with no action
  20. an app that just says hi
  21. the most common need
  22. 26
  23. hard to use
  24. no quiet study place
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a lost-and-found board
  28. a bill splitter
  29. No
  30. “Kids forget homework”
  31. wasting pocket money
  32. 6
  33. Yes
  34. 13
  35. No
  36. a medicine reminder
  37. a medicine reminder
  38. a lost-and-found board
  39. 5
  40. 39

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