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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 399 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  2. 2.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  5. 5.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  11. 11.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  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 homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  39. 39.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. False
  3. no quiet study place
  4. hard to use
  5. ask possible users
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. losing water bottles
  9. a problem to solve
  10. 25
  11. “Kids forget homework”
  12. No
  13. wasting pocket money
  14. 12
  15. no quiet study place
  16. Yes
  17. Yes
  18. 23
  19. False
  20. the most common need
  21. No
  22. 42
  23. False
  24. 30
  25. 1
  26. a bill splitter
  27. 6
  28. a lost-and-found board
  29. 14
  30. True
  31. forgetting birthdays
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. a button with no action
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. 17
  36. Yes
  37. 1
  38. wasting pocket money
  39. False
  40. a homework planner

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