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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 387 · 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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  19. 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  23. 23.💡 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 study-room finder
  24. 24.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  40. 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. 35
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. 5
  5. No
  6. 58
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. 45
  9. 62
  10. 47
  11. Yes
  12. a bill splitter
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a homework planner
  16. no quiet study place
  17. forgetting homework
  18. 3
  19. the most common need
  20. 16
  21. no quiet study place
  22. a medicine reminder
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. “Kids forget homework”
  25. Yes
  26. 45
  27. forgetting homework
  28. No
  29. 11
  30. no quiet study place
  31. True
  32. no quiet study place
  33. a lost-and-found board
  34. Yes
  35. False
  36. False
  37. 11
  38. a homework planner
  39. a bill splitter
  40. hard to use

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