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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 410 · 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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  3. 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  5. 5.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 page of random dots
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  40. 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a button with no action
  2. a study-room finder
  3. the most common need
  4. 7
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. No
  7. False
  8. a blank grey screen
  9. a lost-and-found board
  10. True
  11. no quiet study place
  12. True
  13. True
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. forgetting birthdays
  16. 50
  17. Yes
  18. False
  19. a problem to solve
  20. wasting pocket money
  21. forgetting birthdays
  22. No
  23. a homework planner
  24. hard to use
  25. a bill splitter
  26. wasting pocket money
  27. an app that just says hi
  28. 47
  29. 5
  30. 6
  31. 43
  32. False
  33. forgetting birthdays
  34. 2
  35. Yes
  36. no quiet study place
  37. a study-room finder
  38. False
  39. 4
  40. False

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