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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 395 · 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: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  10. 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  24. 24.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  28. 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no 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: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  34. 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  36. 36.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. 30
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. Yes
  5. 48
  6. a problem to solve
  7. False
  8. no quiet study place
  9. a library due-date alert
  10. True
  11. 20
  12. no quiet study place
  13. No
  14. True
  15. False
  16. No
  17. an app that just says hi
  18. 55
  19. Yes
  20. missing the bus
  21. a page of random dots
  22. 20
  23. 2
  24. ask possible users
  25. 14
  26. 9
  27. 30
  28. False
  29. False
  30. losing water bottles
  31. a study-room finder
  32. True
  33. a lost-and-found board
  34. False
  35. the most common need
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 53
  39. 3
  40. a medicine reminder

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