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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 389 · 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 long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  9. 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  19. 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  20. 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. a page of random dots
  3. 6
  4. a bill splitter
  5. a bill splitter
  6. Yes
  7. 6
  8. a blank grey screen
  9. False
  10. “Kids forget homework”
  11. forgetting birthdays
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. True
  14. 42
  15. 18
  16. hard to use
  17. a homework planner
  18. a medicine reminder
  19. the most common need
  20. False
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. forgetting homework
  24. 18
  25. No
  26. missing the bus
  27. a free study-room finder
  28. forgetting homework
  29. ask possible users
  30. a button with no action
  31. 17
  32. 44
  33. 56
  34. 4
  35. 32
  36. an app that just says hi
  37. no quiet study place
  38. True
  39. 12
  40. True

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