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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 396 · 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 lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  7. 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  14. 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  15. 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  17. 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  33. 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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