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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 408 · 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 more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  28. 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (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 blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  36. 36.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  40. 40.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. True
  3. a problem to solve
  4. 19
  5. No
  6. a medicine reminder
  7. No
  8. a homework planner
  9. a bill splitter
  10. 3
  11. 16
  12. Yes
  13. False
  14. 13
  15. 24
  16. 41
  17. 12
  18. 17
  19. a lost-and-found board
  20. missing the bus
  21. No
  22. 19
  23. 41
  24. Yes
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 33
  28. False
  29. missing the bus
  30. 43
  31. a bill splitter
  32. a free study-room finder
  33. forgetting homework
  34. ask possible users
  35. wasting pocket money
  36. hard to use
  37. 34
  38. a lost-and-found board
  39. a homework planner
  40. True

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