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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 407 · 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: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  2. 2.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  12. 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  20. 20.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  22. 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  31. 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  33. 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. a study-room finder
  2. False
  3. wasting pocket money
  4. “Kids forget homework”
  5. forgetting birthdays
  6. losing water bottles
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. 13
  9. No
  10. 10
  11. 29
  12. False
  13. a free study-room finder
  14. a problem to solve
  15. hard to use
  16. 52
  17. No
  18. forgetting homework
  19. 22
  20. False
  21. 10
  22. the most common need
  23. no quiet study place
  24. a button with no action
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. wasting pocket money
  27. 17
  28. an app that just says hi
  29. Yes
  30. 2
  31. True
  32. wasting pocket money
  33. False
  34. ask possible users
  35. No
  36. 5
  37. a study-room finder
  38. 51
  39. forgetting birthdays
  40. missing the bus

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