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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 405 · 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: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  11. 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  19. 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  28. 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  33. 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  36. 36.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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