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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 382 · 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: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  6. 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  20. 20.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  21. 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. No
  3. 5
  4. 40
  5. a lost-and-found board
  6. True
  7. missing the bus
  8. 4
  9. 17
  10. True
  11. 8
  12. a bill splitter
  13. Yes
  14. a problem to solve
  15. forgetting homework
  16. 28
  17. False
  18. Yes
  19. forgetting birthdays
  20. “Kids forget homework”
  21. False
  22. ask possible users
  23. a blank grey screen
  24. a medicine reminder
  25. 17
  26. missing the bus
  27. 27
  28. 6
  29. False
  30. forgetting homework
  31. a lost-and-found board
  32. a medicine reminder
  33. 38
  34. forgetting homework
  35. False
  36. 2
  37. False
  38. Yes
  39. 3
  40. 14

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