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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 336 · 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?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  25. 25.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
  28. 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  39. 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes

Answer key

  1. losing water bottles
  2. a free study-room finder
  3. 4
  4. Yes
  5. forgetting birthdays
  6. a problem to solve
  7. wasting pocket money
  8. 37
  9. a bill splitter
  10. No
  11. 5
  12. 45
  13. a bill splitter
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. True
  16. No
  17. False
  18. hard to use
  19. an app that just says hi
  20. a button with no action
  21. wasting pocket money
  22. 50
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. a lost-and-found board
  25. False
  26. 21
  27. 54
  28. False
  29. 7
  30. a medicine reminder
  31. Yes
  32. 53
  33. a study-room finder
  34. “Kids forget homework”
  35. a lost-and-found board
  36. a homework planner
  37. False
  38. 12
  39. the most common need
  40. 10

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