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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 390 · 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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  10. 10.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  13. 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  18. 18.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  30. 30.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a bill splitter
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. 50
  4. “Kids forget homework”
  5. Yes
  6. losing water bottles
  7. 19
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. forgetting homework
  10. True
  11. a problem to solve
  12. a blank grey screen
  13. the most common need
  14. a homework planner
  15. a study-room finder
  16. No
  17. 2
  18. hard to use
  19. 1
  20. Yes
  21. 33
  22. Yes
  23. wasting pocket money
  24. 14
  25. a study-room finder
  26. ask possible users
  27. False
  28. a free study-room finder
  29. a bill splitter
  30. True
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. forgetting birthdays
  34. 47
  35. missing the bus
  36. 5
  37. 34
  38. Yes
  39. a medicine reminder
  40. True

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