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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 344 · 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? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  9. 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  17. 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  19. 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. ask possible users
  3. 4
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. 2
  8. losing water bottles
  9. False
  10. 6
  11. forgetting homework
  12. No
  13. True
  14. forgetting birthdays
  15. forgetting birthdays
  16. hard to use
  17. the most common need
  18. a lost-and-found board
  19. “Kids forget homework”
  20. 42
  21. an app that just says hi
  22. no quiet study place
  23. a blank grey screen
  24. a medicine reminder
  25. 40
  26. Yes
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. 34
  29. wasting pocket money
  30. 11
  31. a study-room finder
  32. True
  33. a problem to solve
  34. 43
  35. a homework planner
  36. Yes
  37. No
  38. 43
  39. 2
  40. 7

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