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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 394 · 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 no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 18 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) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  11. 11.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. a button with no action
  2. 41
  3. a bill splitter
  4. an app that just says hi
  5. 16
  6. hard to use
  7. False
  8. 42
  9. No
  10. a homework planner
  11. “Kids forget homework”
  12. 11
  13. Yes
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. False
  16. the most common need
  17. 18
  18. losing water bottles
  19. No
  20. a problem to solve
  21. forgetting homework
  22. True
  23. 3
  24. a blank grey screen
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. forgetting homework
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. No
  29. a bill splitter
  30. False
  31. a homework planner
  32. 25
  33. True
  34. forgetting homework
  35. a study-room finder
  36. losing water bottles
  37. 31
  38. True
  39. missing the bus
  40. wasting pocket money

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