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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 372 · 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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  9. 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
  31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a button with no action
  3. 37
  4. forgetting birthdays
  5. 23
  6. the most common need
  7. 4
  8. ask possible users
  9. False
  10. 6
  11. a bill splitter
  12. True
  13. a study-room finder
  14. a blank grey screen
  15. losing water bottles
  16. Yes
  17. a homework planner
  18. No
  19. a bill splitter
  20. Yes
  21. a medicine reminder
  22. 7
  23. False
  24. a lost-and-found board
  25. missing the bus
  26. False
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. No
  29. a medicine reminder
  30. a library due-date alert
  31. True
  32. 14
  33. No
  34. True
  35. 51
  36. 11
  37. Yes
  38. missing the bus
  39. 31
  40. forgetting birthdays

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