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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 388 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  17. 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  20. 20.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  27. 27.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  33. 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. a problem to solve
  3. missing the bus
  4. Yes
  5. a button with no action
  6. 1
  7. 8
  8. 50
  9. No
  10. “Kids forget homework”
  11. 4
  12. forgetting homework
  13. 16
  14. 32
  15. True
  16. ask possible users
  17. hard to use
  18. Yes
  19. 40
  20. True
  21. No
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. No
  26. 18
  27. False
  28. missing the bus
  29. True
  30. no quiet study place
  31. 2
  32. forgetting homework
  33. the most common need
  34. no quiet study place
  35. losing water bottles
  36. 11
  37. wasting pocket money
  38. a study-room finder
  39. a page of random dots
  40. 16

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