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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 332 · 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: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  21. 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  27. 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
  28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes

Answer key

  1. no quiet study place
  2. False
  3. 3
  4. False
  5. a bill splitter
  6. a blank grey screen
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. a medicine reminder
  9. ask possible users
  10. 3
  11. Yes
  12. True
  13. a lost-and-found board
  14. 10
  15. hard to use
  16. 68
  17. no quiet study place
  18. Yes
  19. 48
  20. losing water bottles
  21. the most common need
  22. Yes
  23. 12
  24. 2
  25. a library due-date alert
  26. a lost-and-found board
  27. a problem to solve
  28. True
  29. 28
  30. forgetting homework
  31. True
  32. a page of random dots
  33. a homework planner
  34. “Kids forget homework”
  35. a button with no action
  36. Yes
  37. No
  38. missing the bus
  39. losing water bottles
  40. 6

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