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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 375 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  3. 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  14. 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  23. 23.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  33. 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  38. 38.📊 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: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. 48
  3. False
  4. 7
  5. True
  6. ask possible users
  7. a study-room finder
  8. 33
  9. a button with no action
  10. Yes
  11. 1
  12. a blank grey screen
  13. 8
  14. False
  15. the most common need
  16. missing the bus
  17. a lost-and-found board
  18. a lost-and-found board
  19. forgetting homework
  20. losing water bottles
  21. 43
  22. 36
  23. hard to use
  24. 34
  25. 4
  26. a homework planner
  27. 5
  28. losing water bottles
  29. False
  30. a homework planner
  31. 61
  32. a bill splitter
  33. False
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. No
  36. True
  37. 17
  38. 8
  39. Yes
  40. 58

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