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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 363 · 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 app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  3. 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  14. 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  28. 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. a button with no action
  3. False
  4. a study-room finder
  5. 40
  6. Yes
  7. hard to use
  8. a bill splitter
  9. 27
  10. False
  11. Yes
  12. True
  13. a problem to solve
  14. the most common need
  15. no quiet study place
  16. a medicine reminder
  17. an app that just says hi
  18. a blank grey screen
  19. 44
  20. losing water bottles
  21. 49
  22. 10
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. forgetting birthdays
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. No
  27. 6
  28. ask possible users
  29. forgetting birthdays
  30. 5
  31. forgetting birthdays
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. 7
  34. Yes
  35. False
  36. No
  37. 9
  38. False
  39. 11
  40. a library due-date alert

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