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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 326 · 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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  11. 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  25. 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. hard to use
  3. 1
  4. 31
  5. False
  6. a bill splitter
  7. No
  8. 47
  9. 6
  10. forgetting birthdays
  11. the most common need
  12. a free study-room finder
  13. True
  14. 1
  15. “Kids forget homework”
  16. a bill splitter
  17. 15
  18. a medicine reminder
  19. forgetting homework
  20. No
  21. True
  22. a homework planner
  23. Yes
  24. a button with no action
  25. ask possible users
  26. 20
  27. Yes
  28. forgetting homework
  29. wasting pocket money
  30. No
  31. No
  32. False
  33. False
  34. 18
  35. 34
  36. 44
  37. 39
  38. a homework planner
  39. False
  40. 54

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