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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 383 · 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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  7. 7.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  15. 15.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.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 lost-and-found board
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  34. 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  35. 35.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. “Kids forget homework”
  4. True
  5. a library due-date alert
  6. losing water bottles
  7. True
  8. a problem to solve
  9. wasting pocket money
  10. 33
  11. False
  12. an app that just says hi
  13. 8
  14. a free study-room finder
  15. ask possible users
  16. a lost-and-found board
  17. the most common need
  18. a lost-and-found board
  19. losing water bottles
  20. forgetting homework
  21. forgetting homework
  22. Yes
  23. missing the bus
  24. no quiet study place
  25. No
  26. 21
  27. forgetting homework
  28. 9
  29. 44
  30. No
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. Yes
  33. 52
  34. hard to use
  35. False
  36. no quiet study place
  37. no quiet study place
  38. 8
  39. a button with no action
  40. losing water bottles

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