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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 369 · 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 “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  6. 6.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  11. 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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